Hi Kids! It’s Mom & Dad here On a more serious note, we want our #LGBTQIA family (espe
Hi Kids! It’s Mom & Dad here On a more serious note, we want our #LGBTQIA family (especially the younger members) to know we love you exactly the way you are and we stand by your side. I remember when I started to realize I was different. Everything around you instills this hetero-normative narrative where girls should only like boys. Boys should only like girls. So what happens when you find yourself getting the butterflies for both? What then? At the time I thought I was damaged. Broken. I remember crying myself to sleep pleading that I could be like everyone else. (At the time I had developed feelings for one of my girlfriends) I just wanted to be normal. I learned about “hate” from the outside world. It wasn’t until I found my chosen family in high school that I started to accept myself. Learn about myself. Love myself. It was the first time that I found one of my communities. I am so thankful for that. They gave me the courage to be myself. To be free. But I should note, that there are always going to be ppl who try to invalidate you. But you do get to a point where you just don’t fucking care because you know who you are. Also I want to thank my parents. When I spoke to them they were more than loving and supportive. Very vocal about LGBTQIA rights too! Which I think is amazing given their strict upbringing. Love you viejo & mami ❤️ Queer & Proud So please know you are not broken. You are not damaged. You are perfectly you. That’s fucking wonderful! To the rest, please remember “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” #LoveIsLove. #FuckGenderNorms Sidenote: EVERYONE HAS GENDER NEUTRAL BATHROOMS IN THEIR HOMES! (at Soho House New York) -- source link
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