Thread by @ThatRabbiCohen

I'm Queer AF.

But here's the thing, and it's nuanced for twitter so bear with me:

I *don't* know that I would have figured out I was Queer if I didn't share community with LGBTQ+ folks. That's because I'm bi/pan in a society based around compulsory heteronormativity (1/)

https://twitter.com/AbbyChavaStein/status/1670194355724771329

When I was a kid I crushed on boys. It was what my (mostly girl)friends were doing. Being attracted to anyone else would make me weird.

But I was a weird kid. And I think the reason I didn't let myself come out until I was older is that I was afraid to affirm my weirdness. (2/)

When I finally acknowledged my queerness, when I named feelings for and got into a relationship with someone who wasn't a cis dude, no one in my life was surprised, and I made so much more sense to myself.

Most importantly, I felt a sense of peace. Like I *got* me. (3/)

I think a lot of bi/pan folk can survive perfectly well in a world with compulsory heteronormativity, because we can and do feel attraction for folks that fit that model. We're very lucky. Many of our queer sibs can't survive in such a world. (4/)

But being able to be out, to name and celebrate our full selves, that is a better life. A more fulfilling life. I could have gone through life missing a piece of myself, and I'm so glad I don't have to.

So, to all of us, #HappyPride. Keep fighting the fascists.