#TBT to Kiss All the Bullies Goodbye by Sir Ivan. I meant to post this for pride month, oops. 🌈 In this video various #LGBTQ teens are harassed and assaulted until one by one the bullies “see” themselves in their victims and wake up to the harm they have caused. Personally I had a very negative experience in middleschool after coming out to a close friend. They went around telling other students against my wishes and as a result, the bullying began. I lost friends and kids started writing things about me on the bathroom walls. Even family members said things that broke my heart and made me feel unlovable for something that to me, was such a non-issue. I didn’t understand why this mattered so much to people that they would hurt me for it or try to “change” me. It happened again when I was 21 with another very close friend, who completely stopped talking to me after. It was all so traumatic that I shut down for a long time. I didn’t get to experience things like going to the school dance with the girl I liked or anything like that. I had to navigate my identity and what labels—if any—were right for me completely on my own. I’m so thankful to have friends and Rainbow Family who were and still are supportive. 🦋 #kissallthebulliesgoodbye #sirivan #bullying #homophobia #transphobia #wlw #queer #lgbt #loveislove #model #lamodel #actor #queermodel #nonbinarymodel #happypride https://www.instagram.com/p/CCtZO3pDBDd/?igshid=1nyxz3at7s421















