tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post8827001607716198678..comments2024-03-28T17:44:07.653+00:00Comments on TPQ: Letter to my 14 Year old SelfAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-65546383384704248702019-05-10T06:53:44.284+01:002019-05-10T06:53:44.284+01:00Gen Z are so accepting now, the majority at least....Gen Z are so accepting now, the majority at least. Respect to anyone who lives this experience. And honestly this was a reassuring read even as a heterosexual man. BeTheChangeYouWantToSeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05477545352974938729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-91047757597524448332019-04-24T13:39:09.147+01:002019-04-24T13:39:09.147+01:00The Earth stop today,just for one second.
The Earth stop today,just for one second.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02865236939145798946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-26042633571402456682019-04-21T12:08:28.280+01:002019-04-21T12:08:28.280+01:00Gillian - whoever the writer is posted that commen...Gillian - whoever the writer is posted that comment long before Lyra's deathAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-30881869795807576222019-04-21T08:14:27.846+01:002019-04-21T08:14:27.846+01:00I'm sorry it did not cut it for you. She was a...I'm sorry it did not cut it for you. She was a working class writer from North Belfast which a little Google would reveal. She wrote this to tell her story and give hope to people who needed to tell theirs. What none of her writing here or anywhere else shows is the amount of young people she shepherded through the coming out process whether it was positive negative or somewhere in between. Gillian Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11036683744046729336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-47152187125616651842019-04-20T23:48:40.471+01:002019-04-20T23:48:40.471+01:00Lyra
You gave comfort to all of us who felt "...Lyra<br /><br />You gave comfort to all of us who felt "different" in our formative years but did not have the language, confidence or allies with which to articulate it. Your work and example set will live on long after the pathetic cretins who took your life have been consigned to oblivion as the people of Derry right now are trying to do. RIP.Barry Gilheanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14220262677398695734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-41113262579124558842019-04-20T17:37:20.977+01:002019-04-20T17:37:20.977+01:00If only we had glasses to put on to really see the...If only we had glasses to put on to really see the person for who they are inside. We then could see how difficult life can be for those hurting. We can see past the societal norms and into the hurting soul. Why judge what we do not understand? Lyra McKee, you have given hope to those who still suffer. You are a voice to those who are coping with questions of their future. Our world needs more ofZena Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927850800491847957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-7052656771147801702019-04-19T17:28:10.650+01:002019-04-19T17:28:10.650+01:00So young, she only had another twelve years to liv...So young, she only had another twelve years to live. Twelve years to fall in love which she did. Twelve years to hone her craft, which she did. Twelve short years to leave her mark on the world to aspire and inspire, which she did. What have we all missed in the next twelve years without her?<br /><br />Theatrequeenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237641750898270997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-19121306471433332482019-04-19T17:27:09.503+01:002019-04-19T17:27:09.503+01:00I hope you know what a huge difference you have ma...I hope you know what a huge difference you have made in this world, yesterday I didn't know who you were. <br />Sadly I only learnt of you early this morning, because it was the news of the devastating loss, of your young beautiful life that completely floored me.<br />Its is not I alone as a stranger that has been affected, people from all corners off this isle and across the world mourns a Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16968011021798269732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-50537357242827198212019-04-19T17:12:13.381+01:002019-04-19T17:12:13.381+01:00Something drew you to make reply but for the life ...Something drew you to make reply but for the life of me I can't think what. I think that this 'letter to self' was Lyra's way of reminding herself that the agony of keeping her sexuality a secret, was a needless, painful barrier, denying herself of the love of her mother, her friends and those she was yet to meet. It has probably helped a lot of others come to terms with who or Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18382563808925157909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-66221342172426368722019-04-19T17:10:35.261+01:002019-04-19T17:10:35.261+01:00Rest in peace. Rest in peace. DANIELBLOOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130493903696077379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-24447235561505561472019-04-19T16:19:16.269+01:002019-04-19T16:19:16.269+01:00What a wise, compassionate post, and how incredibl...What a wise, compassionate post, and how incredibly cruel that the adult life Lyra enjoyed so much has been cut short so tragically soon.Clare Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16687780219517666478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-26352734652067352022019-04-19T15:39:21.357+01:002019-04-19T15:39:21.357+01:00Heartbreaking to read, she had so much in front of...Heartbreaking to read, she had so much in front of her but I hope reading this this that her family can take comfort in knowing that she knew she was loved, she knew people cared about her. She didn't deserve what happened but she knew that her family and friends loved and accepted every little piece of her. Rest in peace xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05439520437069891389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-20788328516499197322019-04-19T15:27:20.932+01:002019-04-19T15:27:20.932+01:00So sorry for your great loss. You were a wonderful...So sorry for your great loss. You were a wonderful woman xxcomedymumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08026197750445878122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-3457607910731226042019-04-19T14:21:05.451+01:002019-04-19T14:21:05.451+01:00'an action movie where things explode.." ...'an action movie where things explode.." I couldn't get past that line.scoophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15885411295200380919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-13978820038165435632019-04-19T13:59:53.044+01:002019-04-19T13:59:53.044+01:00The young lady's post was an outpouring of her...The young lady's post was an outpouring of her thoughts and experiences as she progresses through her life. Directing criticism towards her seems bizarre when it should be directed to comments of what one thinks about her treatment and the responses from those she meets on her travel.Austin Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04432692861658614653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-50694109573219313872019-04-19T13:37:23.120+01:002019-04-19T13:37:23.120+01:00So often in this world, the forces of hate and div...So often in this world, the forces of hate and division spew forth violence of all kinds. Priests claiming to know the mind of God, zealots trying to force their narrow lifestyles and political strictures on innocent people. Yet there are people of goodwill, courageous souls who stand up for these evils and say no, this will not do. They know the possible outcome but still they stand, still they Nevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13582336542948280238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-36933419267710365562019-04-19T13:28:39.715+01:002019-04-19T13:28:39.715+01:00Heartbreaking, a sad loss to her loved ones and co...Heartbreaking, a sad loss to her loved ones and colleagues but also the the world. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12873791312894574920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-74613648600710683362019-04-19T13:09:43.236+01:002019-04-19T13:09:43.236+01:00Tears in my eyes as i read this. I Never knew of L...Tears in my eyes as i read this. I Never knew of Lyra and was obviously shocked when i heard that a journalist had been killed last night. However upon reading this piece I saw her humanity in these words and i can only apologise to her and to her family that we live in a world where this could happen. Thank you for making the world a better place LyraAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03237520669975342460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-20042953110235007962019-04-19T13:08:26.425+01:002019-04-19T13:08:26.425+01:00This is Good FridayThis is Good FridayAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393940758279184021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-2807657048130066662019-04-19T12:43:44.975+01:002019-04-19T12:43:44.975+01:00Absolutely tragic. So very sorry for the lady and...Absolutely tragic. So very sorry for the lady and her family.ooookkokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01066587791891984251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-91593567842319081352019-04-19T12:09:18.273+01:002019-04-19T12:09:18.273+01:00Heartbreaking. She should be with us today. Lunchi...Heartbreaking. She should be with us today. Lunching,hugging, laughing.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11802134977827341075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-62466825406848496912019-04-19T11:41:59.881+01:002019-04-19T11:41:59.881+01:00So tragic, Lyra had so much to give.We're such...So tragic, Lyra had so much to give.We're such a destructive society.Sandraahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03590944035349711614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-20453322871451118502019-04-19T11:18:59.375+01:002019-04-19T11:18:59.375+01:00A very poignant read. And the last line will read...A very poignant read. And the last line will read "...and you will die at 29 doing the job you love." Heartrending. Her family will be thankful they loved and accepted her. They did not have her long.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11154862315549399220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-73362699377135354192019-04-19T10:41:48.416+01:002019-04-19T10:41:48.416+01:00Lyra was shot and killed in Derry last night whils...Lyra was shot and killed in Derry last night whilst doing her job as a journalist. May she rest in Peace. Essentialsofrecoveryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14489994335279074275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-63198296374304238722014-08-27T21:54:39.572+01:002014-08-27T21:54:39.572+01:00Mary, I don't think the author should be criti...Mary, I don't think the author should be criticized for being "Too middle class." Class is a circumstance of birth, therefore not something one can choose or control. <br /><br />Re being a "hard old moll" - maybe on the outside, but you're very compassionate, and without wishing to make assumptions i suspect you're not as hard on the inside as on the outside. IAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419066460352429298noreply@blogger.com