If you know a woman, genderqueer, or trans person who seems to be confident and outgoing, and commands respect in professional contexts, consider the fact that they probably had to learn how to do that, slowly and painfully, as an adult.
@summer_blanco Him being in prison will not bring back Kevin, won't offer me closure of sending that email i left in the drafts to finish tomorrow, him being in prison does not rehabilitate him, him being in prison will turn him into even more of a monster than he is now.
@summer_blanco I've been working through this so much on a similar acount, but also on a separate grieving process I never imaged facing. The person who murdered my research partner was on the run for 3 months before they found him. My first thought, good let him rot in jail, let him resonate
@summer_blanco I think about what kind of daily torture did he endure both internally and externally that would bring him to the point his very soul was so broken he decided to take the life of another human being
@summer_blanco And my second thought, after years of grief conselousing for other reasons, this means another life was lost. How can I stand here and sympathize with a murderer, one who took someone special to me? And than I think about the life and horror this mans brain has endured to do it
@DrColes6 My first attempt at college i failed gen bio, second semester D+. Fast forward 8 years and ill be starting my masters program at the Yale School of the Environment this fall, and graduating with two awards for excellence in biology.
Please share & spread the word! Kevin Jiang worked diligently to better his community,& I call on you to feel the call to help; you can donate to the Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen, or spend a few minutes picking up litter from a spot you love(or both❤)#cleanupforkevin
A CALL TO ACTION! Early this February my research partner, and friend, was murdered. He was a deeply good person; a veteran, a dedicated Christian, and Yale masters student working diligently to improve litter removal methods from urban waterways. (& so much more)#cleanupforkevin