Darrell Z. Grizzle on Nostr: “Queer people don’t grow up as ourselves, we grow up playing a version of ...
“Queer people don’t grow up as ourselves, we grow up playing a version of ourselves that sacrifices authenticity to minimise humiliation and prejudice. The massive task of our adult lives is to unpick which parts of ourselves are truly us and which parts we’ve created to protect us.” ~ Alexander Leon
#queer #lgbtqia #queercommunity
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