Loving Fiercely: How I Resist - 7. Chapter 7: Gay Stories

Speaking of reality

Does anyone ask us ours?

“Experts” paint pictures of who

they think we are, but do they

ever ask us who we are?

Our stories have been taken

Appropriated, whited

out, and spoken of by those

who don’t know us. We are the

mistakes, the unmentioned, the

abused. We are considered

tragic, but there is nothing

tragic about our being.

Let us OWN our stories here

Let’s talk about the love we

give and the love we receive

Let’s talk about our heartbreak

And the healing we did to

put it all back together

Let’s talk about family

And the friends who stayed around.

Let’s talk about the ones we

let go, and the ones we had

allowed ourselves to forgive.

Let’s talk about when we were

stuck in the past, and worried

for the future. When we lived

for the present, each minute

or two

Let’s talk about our hurt, let’s

talk about our healing, let’s

celebrate every breath and

unapologetically

living

Let’s take ownership of our

stories, knowing we are not

to be pitied, but loved and

celebrated for our gay

and resilient spirits