#thisisluv

[arifskinchen]

To All The Daughters, Cousins, Nieces and GodDaughters #Repost @onsetmassage : Wow! I wish someone would have said this to me when I was growing up in the 70s! We should spread this kind of love to all of our kids!❤ #ThisIsLuv #LiftEveryVoice #HappyBlackHistoryMonth (at African American Cultural Center)

[esinthepod]

It's damn near midnight, but happy that we're together and finished filming for another KESSE Vision Vlog. Stay tuned for our latest and great video, how we came out. #blacklesbianmagic #mrsandmrs #ilovemywife #contentcreator #youtubefamily #supportlgbt #subscribe #thisisluv #comingoutstory #blackyoutubers

[doctressstory]

Love FB memories!!! Last year #ThisIsLuv Campaign shared me and Missy's love journey!!! And I still LIVE!!! #Only51MoreDays until we get married! 🌈💐💍💘💍💐🌈 "This Is Luv is a multimedia campaign that highlight examples of Black LGBT-affirming love already present within Black families and communities"- This Is Luv Campaign!!! We our honored & humbled! Give Thanks for this Campaign!!!! <3 <3 From Kaila Story and her partner Missy Jackson: "Our Love is A SuperPower" We are Black Queer Love at its best!! We thank the universe everyday, All the time, for one another. We love each other with our whole hearts, and both realize that we have never had a love like this before in our lives. We showcase our love, lust, and passion for one another because we are proud of it. We laugh together, travel together, protest together, and are both committed to making our community and this world a better place. Our love is one in a million. Once in a lifetime. We feel like we grow spiritually, emotionally, and physically with one another everyday, and when we are in each other's arms, we both feel immense power. Immense love. We love each other for all that we are, and all that we hope to be. We have found a love that not only sounds like love and feels like love, but looks like love. Our smiles, joy, and laughter is illuminated throughout all of the captured moments below.When your love with your mate is an extraordinary adventure, like ours is, you're happy to share this with the world. We share these loving moments with the #ThisIsLuv campaign to show that black women, loving one another fiercely, unapologetically, and OUTLOUD is not only beautiful, but a revolutionary act. In a world that would rather invent narratives about Black Queer Love, (stepped in stereotype, not illuminating its nuances, truths, and beauty),we share our love with you, to show that not only is Black Queer Love possible, but necessary. #ThisIsLuvProject #BlackLoveMatters

[transsource]

My Transgender Life: An Open Letter to the Partners of Those in Transition 

 I cannot ever feel or know your pain. The pain that someone who may be like me -- being transgender -- has caused. None of us who have been your partners can really understand you, just as it may be hard for you to understand us. All that is clear is that the person you thought you knew appears to be someone very, very different. Perhaps you knew something was up, or perhaps it was a total surprise, but it really does not matter. The pain is there and it is real. I only really know my own pain. That's the pain of confusion, the pain of denial, the pain of suppressing my truth and the pain of choosing my truth that brings me the pain of maybe losing everyone in my life -- even you. But I cannot feel your pain. I can only relate to the pain your partner's is no doubt experiencing. I suspect those feelings may be much like mine, but we who transition can never know your pain or even find the proper words for to apologize for that which we are responsible for. No matter how hard we try, we will never know how deeply we may have hurt you.

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[miz-cat]

I got to work with this young man on a film over a year and a half ago. He’s an outstanding and talented individual with heart. He wrote an editorial for Ebony magazine about coming out and I wanted to share it.

[thisisluvproject]

Until I was 24 years old, I was a closeted lesbian until in casual conversation, I came out to my two younger sisters. As I expected, they didn’t have an issue with it and we continued with our conversation as if nothing happened. It was an unspoken agreement that they wouldn’t say anything to our mother until I was ready. My mom had been asking me about my sexuality but evaded her questions and when she realized that she wasn’t getting anything out of me, she asked my sisters. Both of them denied knowing anything until I came out to her myself. When I came out to my mother, she expressed that she while she didn’t agree, she would love me regardless of my sexuality. After that conversation, she decided to ask my sisters again to see what they would say and they still denied knowing anything until she told them I’d already told her and asked for confirmation from me. My coming out made me realize how blessed I am to have them. My sisters and I have always been close but I didn’t realize how close until this experience. They had my back until the end and I am so thankful because it let’s me know no matter who tries to do me wrong or walks out of my life, I have them. Prior to my coming out, my mom was ambivalent about LGBTQ issues but she never mistreated or disparaged queer and trans people. Now that I’m out, I’ve seen her growth. I’ve seen her call out family members for not only homophobia but transphobia. I’m proud to be her daughter and to be the elder sister of two ride or dies.

—Ashleigh Atwell ashleighnotashley.com

[therainbowtimes]

GLAD #ThisIsLuv Campaign: Love & Support in Black Communities

GLAD #ThisIsLuv Campaign: Love & Support in Black Communities

From Kaila Story and their partner Missy Jackson Photo: Tumblr #ThisIsLuv Project (click on photo to read about this story)

BOSTON, Mass.—GLAAD has teamed up with You Belong Co-Founders, former NFL player Wade Davis and writer Darnell L. Moore along with the National Black Justice Coalition, Politini Media, Feministing.com, HRC Foundation (HRCF) and EBONY.comto launch “This Is Luv” (#ThisIsLuv),…

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[sacredsexualities]

#ThisIsLuv Gone Awry: When Thought Leaders Think Poorly All of Us Suffer

#ThisIsLuv Gone Awry: When Thought Leaders Think Poorly All of Us Suffer http://sacredsexualities.org/2015/02/19/thisisluv-gone-awry-when-thought-leaders-think-poorly

  By Dr. Herukhuti

On February 16th, You Belong cofounders, Wade Davis and Darnell Moore, along with, GLAAD staffer, Tiq Milan launched the #ThisIsLuv Project campaign. According to the press release, the campaign is a “multi-media campaign highlighting affirming LGBT love in Black communities and families.” Sounds great, right? That depends. You have to unpack what the trio means by…

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