this pride month we honor Marsha P. Johnson, a black gay drag queen who led the stonewall uprising, created the STAR house to support homeless trans youth, spread awareness for AIDS, and was murdered in a hate crime. Her death was ruled a suicide.
pride is remembering that generations of lesbians fought for the right to exist openly. every butch, every femme, every lesbian walking freely today is part of that legacy.
one thing i've noticed about biphobia is how misogynistic it is. like the accusation is always that bi women are secretly straight and that bi men are secretly gay. it's always under the assumption that attraction to men is genuine while attraction to women isn't
i hated when i used to see those tiktok videos that would compile a bunch of conventionally beautiful women of color and caption it with "how could people ever be racist??" as if the only reason we should be accepted is for desirability... baby that's called fetishization 😅
it's pride month. and I am a queer palestinian that has known loved and lost queer friends in Palestine and Lebanon.
pride is about celebrating what we are when the world silences us. but they don't get to. they have been silenced not for their sexuality but because their +