Post title taken from the song We Are The Others by Delain.
I vividly remember the day the news of Sophie Lancaster's death broke out. I was saddened, shocked and disgusted. How could anyone attack someone based on their appearance alone?
I'm sure the majority of you already know the story of Sophie Lancaster but in case you don't, I'll talk about it here briefly.
Six years ago today, she was attacked by a group of teenagers in Stubbylee Park in Bacup, Lancashire while trying to protect her boyfriend Robert Maltby after he had been knocked unconscious by said group. The reason for the attack? Their appearance.
Robert survived but unfortunately, she didn't. She went into a coma, never regained consciousness and died just under two weeks later as a result of her injuries.
After her death, the Sophie Lancaster Foundation was set up by her mother, Sylvia Lancaster. The work that's been done since is incredible. It's just extremely tragic that it took someone's death for awareness to start being raised.
R.I.P Sophie. We will never forget. We will never stop fighting.
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