As a basic (and tardy) step toward a more just society we have to make the “unspeakable” issues the order of the day. Open discourse should be encouraged at every opportunity. This, I believe, is crucial if society as a whole is ever to approach the needed familiarity, comfort, and maturity to recognize injustice as a social and cultural issue, not a private hell that must be endured simply to ensure the illusion of comfort for those unwilling or unable to grow up and step up.