yesterday was #NationalComingOutDay and besides reposting a post from last year, decided to take some time off from social media to reflect on my journey, sit with it, truly allow myself to be present with how far I’ve come in existing unapologetically in my Black queer non-binary truth, but also embrace the fact that I still have a lot of adventuring, self-exploration, and growth to do that I am simply excited to continue cuz the journey of unlearning and learning about ourselves is an exquisite lifelong journey I found myself resting my eyes upon my favorite photo of my mother and father, during an elementary school event during the early 90’s. This photo represents a lot for me, but above all else it represents how my parents held me through my journey, held space for me to explore, held my head up in moments of doubt, held a light up to pathways I didn’t even know existed for myself, held onto hope when I wasn’t hopeful, held on to love when I needed it the most ... a love that liberated me to strut into my truth ... feeling grateful and blessed for my parents And just a note, while the common/mainstream phrase to describe the embracing of one’s truth and the decision to share that with others is labeled as “coming out” ... to be honest I’ve always found this phrase to be quite isolating. And rooted in heterosexism, the very idea that one is straight by default until they decide to share their truth, but that’s another competency training for another day, dahling. Anywho, I’ve been building a queer lil world for myself ever since I found words to describe my intersectional experiences ... and dahling it’s a fabulous world. So instead I’m INVITING IN, inviting folks into my Black queer non-binary magic, truth, and being ... hoping that this invitation sparks a journey of growth, realization, or inspiration for your own beautiful being love you, dahling ❤️