“How can I tell you, how can I convince you, brother, sister, that your life is in danger, that every day you wake up alive, relatively happy and a functioning human being, you are committing a rebellious act. You as an alive and functioning queer are a revolutionary.
There is nothing on this planet that validates, protects or encourages your existence. It is a miracle that you are standing here reading these words. You should by all rights be dead.
Don't be fooled. Straight people own the world. And the only reason you have been spared is that you are smart, lucky or a fighter.
It also said, queer can be a rough word, but it is also a sly and ironic weapon we can steal[…]”
From Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff: Part Two: ACT UP: How Angry, Dying Queers Invented Modern Activism ❤️
Happy Pride Month. ❤️













