#itgetsbetter

Some proof that there ARE elected officials out there, like Vice Mayor Sean Cummings in Oklahoma, who are standing up for LGBTQ+ youth like Nex Benedict and calling out the fact that our words and rhetoric DO matter.

1: College in general has the ability to mess you up so much, especially since you thought you were done being messed up. Turns out, college kids/professors exist.

2: Everything you were always scared to do (like being alone), you do on a daily basis, in fact its necessary for you to do them on a daily basis and you even enjoy them

3: Everything is grey. Finding a black or white college experience is impossible. You could be questioning someone's audacity at one moment and simultaneously be able to have the best time with them. You could have the best and worst day of your life every day. You could feel invisible and like the centre of attention all at once.

4: You feel like going back every day despite everything, just to see. Because anything can happen, everything does.

5: You question yourself over and over and over again. You feel like you're still 9 years old and its 3rd grade, you feel older than you could physically be. You never realise that all of this is just being 19, you feel like you'll be 19 forever, this terrifies you and comforts you at the same time.

6: Your college experience will never be the same as of those around you. This will confuse you, but its true for everyone.

I'm hoping that it's cause it's cause I'm livin' everything I want!"

I hope everybody's New Year is off to a great, productive start! 🎊🥳🪽

my class is very queer, with an exception of like three girls who are honestly respectful. on the van this morning, on the way to school, one of our token straight girls OINKS AT A COP WITH ME. they didn't hear because we were in the van going down the damn highway, but it was super unexpected.

La revolución es trans-NB. 🇲🇽💛🏳️‍⚧️

“Boston Legal” (2004-2008)

This is a television show with one of the most heartwarming QPR’s I’ve seen. Though this is a legal dramedy with lots of characters, the heart of this show is the bond between main characters Alan Shore and Denny Crane and fighting amatonormativity.

The series has a wonderful depiction of their already strong friendship growing into a beautiful queerplatonic relationship. Though these two have plenty of friendships and some romantic relationships with other characters, it is made clear that the bond between Alan and Denny will always take priority.

I love so many things about these characters. Though they have very different world views, they will always discuss why they feel this way about certain issues and almost always come to a mutual agreement. The few times they don’t, they ‘agree to disagree’ because of not wanting this to come between their bond. Though Denny is kind of a jerk in the beginning and somewhat closed-minded, he can’t help but change for the better due to his bond with Alan. They talk about everything with each other. In later seasons they have a discussion on whether or not their bond is romantic, and they settle on calling themselves (since the characters don’t know the word for QPR) flamingos - so great. They say they love each other, at first privately and then publicly.

They even (huge spoiler, but I’m including it because it’s what made me watch this series in the first place)…

… get married in the final season, and have to defend their marriage in court due to people accusing them it’s not a 'real’ marriage. Alan gives an absolutely beautiful speech about how there are all kinds of love, and while he and Denny do not have anything romantically going on they love each other in a way that is difficult to describe but still there.

If you like legal dramas/comedies this is the show for you; if you don’t you can fast-forward the courtroom scenes and still understand the show - this show was made for Alan and Denny, and the legal parts are just the wrapping paper. Nice wrapping paper, but still wrapping paper.

It should be noted that there are romantic subplots (including Alan and Danny but not between them), but this show does 1) an excellent job of fighting amatonormativity 2) prioritizes the emerging QPR

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A gentle reminder to all restless souls out there.

You're exactly where you need to be right now. And it might not seem like it, and you might be feeling awful but that's okay. Allow yourself to feel whatever it is you're feeling. You're not behind in life, you're not failing. Whatever is meant for you, will not only find you but it will also work itself out. The things meant for you will flow effortlessly. No need for pressure and worry. What will be, will be. All you have to do is be and let it unfold.