Whoa. Her speech was fantastic. She is on FIRE!! 🔥🔥🔥
After seeing @AyannaPressley speak for the first time in person, I’m super confident #MA7 decided correctly. Holy crap, she was awesome. America will see great things from her. #ChangeCantWait
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Reaching voters, one message at a time. At least I’m being productive with Grindr somehow ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
This referendum directly affects our community. I am unafraid or unashamed to use our channels of communication to spread awareness and rally votes.
If white gay men can’t be bothered to vote to protect our trans siblings, we are trash. Trans people have contributed more for our rights than anyone else, and we must stand up together.
I remember infatuations with boys/men from a very young age.
To imply otherwise is to deny reality, a reality shared by millions, one that is recreated with every new LGBTQ+ kid born. A reality that even Christianity cannot erase.
People who spread such horrible, oppressive mandates have no basis for what they believe & impose. They judge without empathy.
They prop up their self insecurity by creating a narrative where only they are righteous, a model for people to pay attention to, to grovel in front of
Frankly, I’m tired of this guilt weighing on my head. I’ve been predisposed to giving them FAR too much consideration in the back of my head because of childhood indoctrination and unconscious fears. Even though I’ve been a nonbeliever for close to a decade, there’s still guilt.
(THREAD) Looks like #gaycultureis in need of more awareness of its backgrounds. LGBTQ+ pioneers like Marsha and Sylvia deserve more attention than is often given to them today, especially among young white gay men. So here goes!
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MARSHA P. JOHNSON
- a LEGEND among legends
- trans woman of color and drag queen
- credited—but often disputed—with starting the Stonewall Riots
- AIDS activist
- not some white boy like movies want you to think
SYLVIA RIVERA
- Latina trans woman and drag queen
- Stonewall rebel
- activist for the marginalized and the homeless, having been homeless herself
- spoke out against dropping drag queens and trans rights in favor of the assimilationist military and marriage rights