a turtle on her back

(Image Description: A photo of a sticker created for the Positive Space Campaign, a program designed to make LGBTQ students feel safe on Canadian school campuses. Black text that reads “lesbian gay transgendered bisexual queer” is above an inverted triangle containing a rainbow pride flag, below are the words “positive space”.)

Gymnastics has come a long compared to that old footage, but this difference is particularly significant for black girls! Because they have never taken seriously our abilities! Just because the color of our skin is not what they want to see!

Simone Biles’s fantastic performance has been covered by many news outlets all these years! Now we can see the real difference!