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#QueerSelfLove Is the Empowerment and Community We Need

#QueerSelfLove Is the Empowerment and Community We Need

It's the *best* kind of queer hangout.

RachelCharleneL

Started by Dylan Marron, #QueerSelfLove is the hashtag we didn’t know we needed, but are *so* grateful to have. Amidst the darkness of Orlando, the frustration many of us have been feeling due to politicians using our hurt for their own anti-LGBT campaigns, and the everyday erasure and discrimination we face, it feels nice to have something a little lighter to look forward when we scroll through our timelines.

Who said the internet couldn’t be used for the greater good?

It all started with one Tweet.

From then on, the tag was loaded up with love, support, and a vulnerable honesty that made the sense of community feel stronger than ever. We were ourselves, and we were loved for it.

Folks from all across the spectrum shared their journey with self-love.

People opened up, sharing identities alongside fun facts like we were at the best kind of queer hangout.

The validation got real AF.

You could feel the love and support.

As an added bonus, partners showed us that love is real.

For me personally, #queerselflove is everything I didn’t have as a biracial, bisexual, queer kid who never fit the narrative of what it means to come out and be out. It took a long time for me to see people like me in mainstream queer media, let alone mainstream media, and just scrolling through the hashtag is years worth of validation.

Many of us, for the first time, are coming across people who are just like us. I’m not the only biracial bisexual queer person even though it so often feels like it. It seems extreme, but the need for representation is real.

When we see ourselves, we feel so much less alone. And this hashtag is proof of that.

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Rachel Charlene Lewis

Rachel Charlene Lewis is a writer, editor, and queer woman of color based in North Carolina. Her writing has most recently appeared in Ravishly, Hello Giggles, and elsewhere.

Rachel Charlene Lewis is a writer, editor, and queer woman of color based in North Carolina. Her writing has most recently appeared in Ravishly, Hello Giggles, and elsewhere.