It is slowly. My mother told me she won't force me to go to group Christian counceling.
I am undecided on it due to how I been a Christian my whole life. I really want to know without any doubt if homosexuality has been misrepresented in our modern Biblical text.
But. I didn’t ask for this. I couldn’t even vote. I didn’t get a choice. Why should I have to fight. I haven’t even gotten a chance to live a normal life yet. Iv dealt with abuse my whole childhood and now there’s no light because of stuff out of my control….. Why do I have to fight your battles…
I’m saying that when I simply find pockets of joy, that by itself resists the authoritarians. They want us miserable. Queer joy is inherently defiance.
Every moment you love your community and yourself, you’re resisting authoritarianism. Activism will be important moving forward, and I think it is powered by our joy.
Below is a huge searchable list of resources and organizations. It can help you find ways to get involved in your local community, or help you find aid if you’re struggling.
This will be essential as billionaires stoke misinformation on social media.
I don't know how to cope with any of this news and I already feel so defeated.
If current events were a fiction book, it would seem unrealistic. Too much actual villainy and evil too quickly, like a super villain monologue before the author had time to set up the plot.
I find solace in the thought that nothing is permanent, including this administration. That calms me enough to recognize that I can outlive this, and that the goal is to help as many people as possible outlive this as joyfully as possible.
The chaotic day 1 is meant to make us feel extra scared and parlayed. I’m processing too. I’m also still committed to making as much joy & awareness of resources as possible for my community in the coming year. I hope you find your pockets of joy and community resources this year too.
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Sort of went downhill after I came out to my parents. Went back into the cliset sort to speak.
I am undecided on it due to how I been a Christian my whole life. I really want to know without any doubt if homosexuality has been misrepresented in our modern Biblical text.
I’m saying that when I simply find pockets of joy, that by itself resists the authoritarians. They want us miserable. Queer joy is inherently defiance.
I hope you can find joy in your life too.
Every moment you love your community and yourself, you’re resisting authoritarianism. Activism will be important moving forward, and I think it is powered by our joy.
This will be essential as billionaires stoke misinformation on social media.
I don't know how to cope with any of this news and I already feel so defeated.
If current events were a fiction book, it would seem unrealistic. Too much actual villainy and evil too quickly, like a super villain monologue before the author had time to set up the plot.
I find solace in the thought that nothing is permanent, including this administration. That calms me enough to recognize that I can outlive this, and that the goal is to help as many people as possible outlive this as joyfully as possible.