happy pride to everybody who saw the predominant ways of the world and knew, somewhere deep and undeniable inside of them, there was another way to be.
happy pride to everybody not just carrying queer legacies but also forging new paths, knowing the costs
thank you
He raped her and both rapes resulted in pregnancies that she had to hide and after she gave birth she gave the children up.
She held that secret for SIXTY YEARS because she was afraid of the harm to the labor movement.
It makes me sick to my stomach
Those who claim, for instance, that “this is not the America I know,” are inadvertently admitting that they didn’t consider the injustices inflicted upon Black people and racial minorities as disqualifying
me: “i’m so tired”
also me: *stays up four more hours because it’s the only time no one’s demanding anything from me and the night feels safe and infinite*