Yesterday I was at my local antique store and I was chatting with the owner, with whom I've been acquainted for nearly a decade because I love buying people's used junk and I'm always in there, and he revealed that he has a husband who loves Victorian furniture.
This didn't surprise me but I also like to think that I obviously read as some flavor of dyke and I immediately wondered why he had never mentioned his husband in conversation before. "Why today, after nine years of stopping by this store on my way home from work?" I thought. Then I got home and took off my wallet chain and noticed the new charm I added to it last week:
Don't underestimate the power of cheesy little rainbow trinkets in building community, I guess
Yesss!!! The other day at work, I was talking to this couple, and they were both really chill people!! I greeted them at the door, I stuffed their bears, and then I checked them out (I was floating between stations at the time).
At the checkout, we finish up the transaction and the masc-presenting person goes, “Hey, I like your watch band. Me too.” I wear an Apple Watch with the rainbow face and a trans flag watch band that I’ve had for over a year now. And I was so excited!! I was like “aww yeah!! It’s great to see a friendly face!!!”
It was one little moment out of both of our days, but in that one moment, I made this person feel safe and accepted, and that’s just incredible to me!!! I feel so happy that I gave them that moment of security!!! 🥰
