Reposted from @missyhalle ๐๐๐ธ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐: ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐? To close out Lesbian Visibility Week, I wanted to discuss a topic that has come up multiple times recently, that Iโm sure everyone has a different answer to. So Iโm glad yโall are here for it! Do Gay People Ever Wish They Were Straight? Well, I sure did. I didnโt come to terms with being a lesbian until I was I was in college. I wasnโt willing to admit it to myself let alone anyone else until I was 20. For me, I knew what being gay meant in my family dynamic. It meant getting disfellowshipped (think Amish shunning) and losing my family and religion. In my teens that cost was too high for me. So when I was younger I used to wish I was straight all the time. I had great boyfriends, why couldnโt I just fall in love with one? I felt like it wouldโve been easier. I felt like the path was straight but I wasnโt narrow enough to squeeze through the door of heteronormativity. To quote one of my boyfriends โYouโre just not straight enoughโ. One of the greatest things that happens when you come to terms with who you are is a level of acceptance and eventually that great feeling called PRIDE! I think this is the core of why we celebrate it every year! Itโs the culmination of growth. Of how far weโve all come to get here. We celebrate getting to place where we no longer wish to be straight but that the world be more accepting, loving and inclusive for people that arenโt. And every day we work for to create a world that is. Happy Lesbian Visibility Week yโall! ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐? ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น ๐ป๐ผ๐ (๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐โ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ)? ๐ธ by the amazing @kendrickatdawn 
Reposted from @kim_ajay We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly #couplegoals #smile๐ #explorepageโจ #illgrammers #youtubecouples #melaninpoppin #locs #blackgirlmagic #photooftheday #loveislove #reybansunglasses #skinpoppin #locedandlovingit #explore #weekendvibes #trappingtones #loveyou #jcrew #jcrewstyle #dallastexas #igdaily #blackwomen #blacklove #dallaslgbtq #queerblacklove #smilemore #mrsandmrs #marriedlife #lovewins 
Reposted from @8glass_kingdom7 Iโm hoping to do more in the future and to get more detailed but Iโll let this be for now. ๐ . OG ๐ธ by @pndphoto Editing by me ๐คด๐พ Swipe for progression . #blackkings #gayphotography #gayartist #blackboyjoy #gayblackart 
Reposted from @zayawade Flawless is seeing your flaws less and living your most authentic life in celebration of YOU! @k.ngsley @presley.oldham @larryjarahsims @rennyvasquezphotography @flawlessbygu @thomaschristos 
Reposted from @ashleemariepreston This week I held space for my complex relationship to Blackness as a trans woman. As my heart broke into a million pieces over the senseless murder of #dauntewright , frustration flooded every ounce of my being. Many of the same Black folks performing grief publicly while demanding justice, protection, and dignity for Black lives, had only days before locked arms with Trump supporters and flooded my account with vitriolic, transphobic rageโ simply because I publicly embraced and affirmed another Black trans womanโs decision to choose herself and live authentically. The reality that their homogenized definition of โthe Black experience,โ (which erases Black trans folx) could inspire solidarity with literal racists before theyโd stand with Black trans women made me sick to my stomach. I asked myself the question many Black queer and trans folx have asked for generations; โWhy am I defending the honor of those who despise my humanity?โ No matter how many times I get tired of lateral oppression within the Black community, Iโm inspired to continue holding the line because of the radical comradery of Black cis women like @osopepatrisse โค๏ธ While @blklivesmatter often gets blamed for the cognitive dissonance exhibited by outliers incapable of envisioning a state of Black solidarity capacious enough to carry Black trans women, @osopepatrisse has ALWAYS made it clear that ALL #BlackLivesMatter โincluding non-cis hetero ones.๐บ She has intentionally made space in the BLM movement for trans, non-binary, and queer narratives and has consistently invested in our safety and well-being.๐ฟ Please stop taking the bait whenever agents of anti-blackness employ smear campaigns intended to fracture trust, damage our credibility, and impede our ability to effectively organize and move messaging. ๐ฃ Didnโt we learn anything about COINTELPRO during the civil rights era? Weโre still dealing with the same tactics, only now the internet exacerbates civilian lead takedowns. Patrissesโ leadership has always been solid. None of us need to be perfect to be worthy of protection. Through thick and thin, I have your back @osopepatrisse โค๏ธ #patrissecullors #b 
Reposted from @rayzhon Sometimes you need to remind yourself of your smile. #slayzhon #nonbinary #smile #joy #blackjoy