As usual, this was lovely I once spoke to Anna about how lucky she was to have parents and family that accepted and supported her Without missing a beat she said she would expect nothing less I was surprised by this answer looking back I realize she and the LGBTQ community should expect nothing less from us As she grows older I hope she continues to feel this way
Your writing contains honesty and the ability to make me think. I believe that our children can teach us as much or more than we teach them. I’m looking forward to checking out your recommendations. 💜
Thank you for correcting me. I learned that this week and revised it in my post but needed the reminder for the comment. I will admit I haven’t read their full works yet. What is your favorite?
We all need to continue the light tapping, and sometimes heavy hammering for change. I love your story today. I love that you told on yourself. I'm a huge fan of Andrea Gibson, so thanks for that too.
It is I that should be thanking you as you introduced me to them. That poem...oh my goodness...that poem . Thanks for reading and for the kind support.
I really enjoyed this, Mary! Thank you for including me. My story is very similar -- I grew up in a time and with a family that really made me feel like my job as a woman was to be appealing to men and I just, simply never really asked some very important questions of myself. Now I am married to a second (lovely) husband and the mother of a queer son, and realising only in the past 5 or 6 years that my identity is more complex than I'd previously allowed and that all my people are queer. I also said things when I was younger that present-me never, ever would, and doesn't feel. I am very lucky to be surrounded by beautiful young people who are doing the continual hard work of becoming as honestly as they can, and they hold the door open, even for the likes of me. Again, thanks for this. <3
I’m so glad JS. Thank you for sharing your words. There is a wisdom and authenticity underlining them which I really appreciate. I am so glad you liked the post and I so appreciate you telling us a little more about your story. I hope you come back here and chime in again. In the meantime, I am grateful.
This was really lovely. I can say I absolutely had some ignorant thoughts when younger and thank goodness social media didn’t exist then. And thank goodness I had friends and an general mind to be curious and open to learning.
I do think in general our culture in the 90s was still ok with making jokes or being outright antagonistic about sexuality, despite having just come out of the AIDS crisis. Last year I watched Private Practice because I had never seen the whole show. A couple of episodes one season were dedicated to a trans woman’s storyline and the treatment of that character even by a supposedly progressive show 10-13 yrs ago was drastically different than how it would be portrayed today. It was eye opening how we’ve changed (and not) in the last decade.
Isn’t a beautiful thing to be open to learning and growing? I think there are people who grow more open and people who grow more closed and I want to continue to strive to be more open. And I agree on shows from the past. Some of the beloved ones are cringy and almost painful to watch.
Thank you. I am so glad. I believe the same, and I feel lucky to work with young people. I hope you enjoy the recs. I was enjoying rhubarb muffins with my son this morning when I saw your comment, so that felt fitting. :)
This line is so profound: “I think it was a light hammering over time rather than an explosion.” Thanks for sharing your journey!
It’s a good reminder that even when we think people don’t hear us, maybe just a tiny bit of what we are saying will land. Thanks for reading!
As usual, this was lovely I once spoke to Anna about how lucky she was to have parents and family that accepted and supported her Without missing a beat she said she would expect nothing less I was surprised by this answer looking back I realize she and the LGBTQ community should expect nothing less from us As she grows older I hope she continues to feel this way
We are lucky she accepts and supports us. Thank you for reading.
Thanks so much for sending me the link to this via the Poetry Unbound prompts. It's lovely. Thayer Cory
Your writing contains honesty and the ability to make me think. I believe that our children can teach us as much or more than we teach them. I’m looking forward to checking out your recommendations. 💜
They're the best. (Gibson's pronouns are they/them/theirs) I still don't have You'd Better Be Lightning. Must get my own copy!
Thank you for correcting me. I learned that this week and revised it in my post but needed the reminder for the comment. I will admit I haven’t read their full works yet. What is your favorite?
I think maybe Lord of the Butterflies, but I haven't read their new one yet. I follow on Insta, love their videos there and on youtube.
We all need to continue the light tapping, and sometimes heavy hammering for change. I love your story today. I love that you told on yourself. I'm a huge fan of Andrea Gibson, so thanks for that too.
It is I that should be thanking you as you introduced me to them. That poem...oh my goodness...that poem . Thanks for reading and for the kind support.
I really enjoyed this, Mary! Thank you for including me. My story is very similar -- I grew up in a time and with a family that really made me feel like my job as a woman was to be appealing to men and I just, simply never really asked some very important questions of myself. Now I am married to a second (lovely) husband and the mother of a queer son, and realising only in the past 5 or 6 years that my identity is more complex than I'd previously allowed and that all my people are queer. I also said things when I was younger that present-me never, ever would, and doesn't feel. I am very lucky to be surrounded by beautiful young people who are doing the continual hard work of becoming as honestly as they can, and they hold the door open, even for the likes of me. Again, thanks for this. <3
I’m so glad JS. Thank you for sharing your words. There is a wisdom and authenticity underlining them which I really appreciate. I am so glad you liked the post and I so appreciate you telling us a little more about your story. I hope you come back here and chime in again. In the meantime, I am grateful.
This was really lovely. I can say I absolutely had some ignorant thoughts when younger and thank goodness social media didn’t exist then. And thank goodness I had friends and an general mind to be curious and open to learning.
I do think in general our culture in the 90s was still ok with making jokes or being outright antagonistic about sexuality, despite having just come out of the AIDS crisis. Last year I watched Private Practice because I had never seen the whole show. A couple of episodes one season were dedicated to a trans woman’s storyline and the treatment of that character even by a supposedly progressive show 10-13 yrs ago was drastically different than how it would be portrayed today. It was eye opening how we’ve changed (and not) in the last decade.
Isn’t a beautiful thing to be open to learning and growing? I think there are people who grow more open and people who grow more closed and I want to continue to strive to be more open. And I agree on shows from the past. Some of the beloved ones are cringy and almost painful to watch.
Thank you. I am so glad. I believe the same, and I feel lucky to work with young people. I hope you enjoy the recs. I was enjoying rhubarb muffins with my son this morning when I saw your comment, so that felt fitting. :)