Glancing around at my group of friends, I realize there’s a side of them I got to know this weekend that I’d never seen before, an intricate balance that makes them the beautiful, complex queers I love. None of us would’ve survived if it wasn’t for these complexities, not just within ourselves, but as a group. We may hail from across the vast spectrum of sexualities, but we’re stronger together. I now know our survival is not predicated on the conditional help of fair-weathered allies, or even the rock-solid kindness of outsiders who put in the work. We’ve made it this far because of each
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