In honor of Pride, read VINCINT_'s love letter to the LGBTQ+ community. 🏳️🌈
“If you’re gonna walk with me you’re gonna have to pump baby,” he said as he flipped his perfectly flat ironed hair over his shoulder.I was eight, and “Uncle Brian” was my fairy godfather and I emulated him! He was a friend of my mother’s who sometimes babysat me when my mom was working at Spoilers, a local dive bar in North Philly. He was my first introduction into the community I find every piece of my life immersed in today.
Finding out who you are is already such a daunting task, but Uncle Brian made it look glamorous and easy. I knew it wasn’t, even as a kid; I would notice the nasty looks and stares he’d get from people around the way and how he managed to never let them see him sweat. It was a crash course on how to not only survive but to thrive in this world and I was grateful for each lesson.
Being who we are in this world is already scary enough, and sometimes even in our own community it can feel like we aren’t wanted.
I am so proud of grateful for my LGBTQ family and for every Uncle Brian that dares to yell their truth into the universe and pump down every street they touch. Remember — they may not understand you, they may not like you, they might even tell you from time to time.
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