“I love myself enough to be who I am.” — Essex Hemphill Happy Pride Y’all!! Today, I celebrate the LGBTQ+ community for all that WE are. I celebrate BIPOC Queer folx who are often marginalized in this world — oppressed within our own rainbow spectrum. I celebrate Black Trans women for continuously and vigilantly leading, serving, surviving, and advocating for our community. I celebrate our ancestors whose shoulders WE stand. I celebrate my beloved Native Son Brothers for all that WE are and all that WE continue to do to make this world a better and brighter place. And I celebrate myself for living, loving, and serving the Black community at all of our intersections. I affirm my Black Boy Joy in this season and hope you will celebrate your own — and love the queer folx in your lives. Be Proud. 🌈🤎 Amen and Ashé 📷 @rickyday 👕 @bloomingdales x @nativesonnow x @kiddangerous #Pride #Proud #BlackBoyJoy #Gay #Queer #Fatha #RepresentationMatters #EssexHemphill #BlackLove #RadicalAcceptance #Community #LGBTQ #BlackBody #LoveIsLove #Freedom #NativeSon #WorldOfWilbekin #WOW