11/08/2025
I've known I was q***r my whole life.
Early on I didn't have to words to describe how I felt.
I didn't have the community that I do now.
Growing up people didn't talk about being gay.
It made me feel like for a long time something might be wrong with me.
Knowing what I know now, I wish I could talk to my younger self and tell them they are not wrong for being q***r.
33 years on this earth I've seen things change a lot.
I see the LGBTQ community being represented in the media, in school curriculum, in politics.
I feel so much hope for the younger generations.
I hope they never feel like there's something wrong with them.
But, despite the progress it feels like a dark cloud is hanging over our community.
Our current administration is going back to openly hating people.
Spreading false narritives about our communities.
Much like Anita Bryant did when Harvey Milk was making his way into the political world.
We are fearing for our basic rights again.
Will we be able to marry who we want in the coming years?
It's so frustrating.
It's so heartbreaking.
It's so unfair.
It makes me so angry.
I hope the people who voted for this..
Friends, and most heartbreaking.. family
I hope you can acknowledge the damage you've done.
Turning back the clock on progress.
I hope you can understand why I'll never be able to forgive you for doing this.
I hope for a day when politicians can't stomp all over people, just because they are different than them.