#Lgbtq family

[artinvain]

chatting to my middle-aged African mom about my girlfriend, our future and the fact that she told her mom about us. she’s been grappling with my sexuality - not in that she doesn’t respect or accept me because she does. more that she need to understand it (the same way I don’t understand hetero relationships). now we’re about to chat outside and I told her I’m gonna smoke a little weed and she was like “okay,”

healing is possible my friends.

[littlepuddiwn]

eyes !! C:

Im too lazy to paint it. Maybe I'll use it for coloring practice later Lol

[espiritogato]

Yay! Westport, Massachusetts finally has its own Pride Festival coming to town. Please show your support by liking the page. Hope to see you at the event. 🏳️‍🌈

Westport Pride Fest 2024

[goddessart10]

So, I have been working on this new project. It's co-parenting clothing for different types of relationships. I have a girlfriend, but before that, I was married and had several kids. When my girlfriend and I got together, we struggled a lot with people misunderstanding the relationship and who was mom, who was bonus mom. To us, it really didn't matter, but to the world, it apparently does. So I came up with this idea of co-parenting clothing and accessories line for my shopify store. If any of you have a desire to ask for a specific design. Or have an urge to ask questions. Feel free. I figured I would share my art here. I completed this one with procreate. And I'm about to start work on my shirt (mama bear).

[leihaddock]

Pride is just this overwhelming, overarching feeling of “these are my people. I love my people”

[mombian]

Minnie Bruce Pratt, an acclaimed poet, essayist, and activist who wrote, among other things, about losing custody of her children when she came out as a lesbian, died on July 4 of an aggressive brain tumor at age 76. Read on for more about her life and her experience of lesbian motherhood.

[mesihrena]

I'm sure Ernest would die of embarrassment (but deep down he would like to)

[windows-in-the-night]

the most beautiful part about being queer ever is seeing other people who are probably queer, but haven't realized it. or even just anywhere on the lgbtq spectrum. ofc when i suspect, i don't tell ppl because that just isn't right, but i do encourage people to explore their identities.

it's just so cool because that person is about to go on the adventure of a lifetime, they just don't know it yet. they're about to meet so many people who are just like them if they haven't already met their lgbtq family yet.

on tumblr, i see a lot about inner-community discrimination and bad things happening, but i also think it's important to remember that we're all a family at the end of the day. the one thing that we should all do is welcome someone in with loving arms who deserves the respect that we got upon realizing that we were a part of the queer community. that's for those of us who were accepted right off the bat at least. that's for those of us who got lucky.

the best part is that as an already out queer person to a friend who might be going on a little journey, you can bring that friend into the percentage of people who got lucky because someone was welcoming and encouraging about that person being themselves.

our goal as lgbtq people should be to make sure that more people feel welcomed because we will always be a safe space. we are always someone's family, whether they belong or not, or whether they already have a place to go to.

i've never met a community as amazing as ours, and i'd love to keep it that way, but it takes all of us.

[osgon-azure]

Hello! I started a gofundme to help me try and afford top surgery. I'm hoping insurance covers it, but if it doesn't, this is about how much it will cost to get it. If it does I am planning on using the money to cover bills and other expenses while I'm out of work.

[98percentofthewnbaisgay]

The Liberty threw Stewie and Marta a baby shower 🥹🩵

🎥nyliberty in instagram

[featherlesswings]

The kids and I have been making lots of friendship bracelets off and on for months. I made them each a rainbow bracelet for Pride, and then decided their dad shouldn’t have to miss out on the fun. He loves them.

(For context, I and both of our kids are queer, he is our emotional support cishet*. Also he loves to play as bards.)

[lgbtq-archives]

Supporting Our Aging Gay Family 

[espiritogato]

People are people,

Love is Love

❤️🩷🧡💛💚💙💜

[aldobrandos]

Family night <3

[leihaddock]

For my birthday

I'm turning 20 today and it's crazy to me. Not because of the age specifically, no. Just because I get to turn 20 while seeing a future for myself.

I can see myself turn 25 and 30 and older than that. I can see myself turn into this old person eventually. I can see myself not dying early, for whatever reason. I can see myself experience love and more, and be loved in return. I can see myself have a family, in whatever way, shape or form.

I couldn't do that a while ago. Back before I knew who I was, I couldn't see a future. Not the way I was anyway. Not the way my mother was, or my father, nor how they expected me to be. Not pretending to be cis, allo or straight. I was living a lie without even knowing it.

But then I knew and suddenly I had a future. I found people like me, people who accepted me. The LGBTQ+ community showed me more love than I'd felt the years prior added together. Knowing who I am gave me something to look forward to, even if the rest of my life doesn't go perfectly, instead of putting another nail in the coffin. It's GOOD. But it's also scary nowadays.

This is why it's important to show acceptance. LGBTQ+ lives matter. We deserve to live long lives. We deserve human rights. We deserve love and acceptance for who we are. We still don't get any of that. But even once in a while, celebrating life over grieving the dead feels right.

[mombian]

As we close out LGBTQ History Month, I want to highlight some documentaries that look at the history of LGBTQ parents and our children and are available for streaming—several for free! Watch trailers (and in some cases, whole films), and find streaming info: