Happy Pride Month, day 2, queer

2. I am proud of being queer. I was going to say proud of being bi, but that feels more like it’s vaguely embarrassing. I know I’m supposed to be proud of it! Although now that I say that, it’s just a fact about me like brown (now graying) hair.

Reposting a relevant quote from Nina Felwitch

I don't remember who said it and I don't remember the exact words, but being queer is more than just being part of LGBTQIA+. It's political. It's leftist, progressive, anti-fascist.
Fascists can never be queer.
People who reject this word, which the community has reclaimed, usually do so because they don't want to stand out, they want to be assimilated into cisheteronormativity. They want to be "normal", whatever that means.
Being queer is being proud to be different and fighting for a better future for all of us.

I am queer and I am proud to be queer. Being queer makes life more colorful, more beautiful.