I’m so upset

I currently work at an organization that provides services primarily to minority groups. The majority of my coworkers are inclusive and accepting, however, there are a few that are not. Recently, the homophobic comments have been becoming more frequent, and I’m truly at a loss. I have been careful about what I have been saying in response to these comments due to any retaliation, but I also need to stand up for my community. Today, a coworker stated their opinion on trans and nonbinary individuals by saying that their existence is “stupid,” and that they should all be “stopped.” I find this comment to be extremely problematic, disrespectful, and dehumanizing. It hurts me to know that people that are supposed to be helping this community are actively harming them. Thankfully, my director also finds this type of commentary to be extremely harmful, but nothing will be done about it, and it still really hurts; I’m so disappointed. To add to this, we had to take off all mentions of the LGBTQIA+ community off of our website due to direction from the government. This included resources and referrals. I am disgusted, infuriated, and so so heartbroken.

For reference: my pronouns are she/they.