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But one thing that I keep coming back to regarding my own queer joy is the concept ofchosen family.
We were diverse enough.
This is where I met Drew.
It was a suggestion, not a request.
Yes, we should be.
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To know Drew was to know joy.
He would walk with a bounce in his step.
He would hum mmm while hugging you, as if he were using extra senses to express his love.
He would dance like a maniac without caring how he looked to anybody else.
He would hype up his friends because to him, friendship was romantic.
To know Drew was to know authenticity and love in the greatest capacity.
Reclaiming queer joy after tragedy
Pulse had been a safe space for so many of us.
We lost both of them that night, nonetheless.
The days following this news left me bereft.
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Like a piece of me had been taken away.
I didnt know who I would be in the inevitable next phase of my life.
I felt as though my queer joy was snuffed out and couldnt come back.
I was wrong, though.
In many ways, this work has saved my life.
In a lot of ways, this work has also expanded my chosen family.
I am proud to call some of The Dru Projects scholars my friends.
And who do I have to thank for bringing all of these incredible people into my life?
That is the lens through which I choose to see my life.
Just as he did while he was alive, he continues connecting people.
I put onGlistening by Grace DeVinea song I helped write about the nonbinary experience and being joyfully queer.
This chosen family of mine continues to uplift the voices of the marginalized while making splashes of their own.
I find that our community is brave and strong and resilient.
The space we create for each other is safe and sacred.
The arc of justice is long.
How could I not?
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