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Not Queer Enough Not Queer Enough by Madison Nicole
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“To each their own, but I knew what I wanted. It was to be treated with basic human decency and to be seen as a legitimate, monogamous partner. I wasn't a plaything, and I certainly wasn't going to compromise my beliefs for some asshole on Hinge.”
Madison Nicole, Not Queer Enough
“Being queer is hard. But you are beautiful and worthy and amazing exactly as you are...Things are messy sometimes and not always perfect, but you do not have to fit into anyone's box. You are queer enough exactly as you are, and your story is important.”
Madison Nicole, Not Queer Enough
“And we planned to live happily queerly after.”
Madison Nicole, Not Queer Enough
“What a beautiful thing to celebrate your partner's identity, their true and happiest form, and to welcome it into your lives. To teach your children to love everyone despite what they looked like, who they loved, and what was underneath their clothing, but it was often an opportunity missed and then exploited.”
Madison Nicole, Not Queer Enough
“So, we left, blissfully coupled and beautifully queer.”
Madison Nicole, Not Queer Enough
“Blood didn't mean shit unless you cultivated that relationship.”
Madison Nicole, Not Queer Enough
“You don't have to get it, but you sure as hell don't have a right to be complete dicks abut it.”
Madison Nicole, Not Queer Enough
“How was I supposed to talk about anything except the fucking weather with no good conversation material?! I could rant for several hours about the quality of profiles. Because if you couldn't be bothered to put effort into a profile, what the hell made people think that they could put effort into a relationship?!”
Madison Nicole, Not Queer Enough
“I'd like to blame the lack of sexual education that is the United States of America public school system for that.”
Madison Nicole, Not Queer Enough
“My brain continued to be a confusing place to exist in.”
Madison Nicole, Not Queer Enough
“Labels seem to fit like a glove for some and felt more like a too-small scratchy sweater for me.”
Madison Nicole, Not Queer Enough
“I'd even idly wonder if it was a phase but also wanted to scream from the rooftops that I wasn't just an ally in the LGBTQIA+ community when I was with a man.”
Madison Nicole, Not Queer Enough
“Sometimes, it was too confusing and overwhelming. As far as I knew, there wasn't a chicken noodle soup for the soul on how to figure out your sexuality.”
Madison Nicole, Not Queer Enough
“People loved misconstruing dating standards for being picky. Could we stop shaming women for asking for what they deserve and desire?”
Madison Nicole, Not Queer Enough
“I was truly bi-myself. Ha-ha.”
Madison Nicole, Not Queer Enough
“And let me tell you... there were plenty of people on dating apps where their first interaction sent off warning bells”
Madison Nicole, Not Queer Enough
“I was a strong, independent woman who didn't need ANYONE to validate who I was and my success. Plus, I had more to offer to the world than being "pretty" and "young”
Madison Nicole, Not Queer Enough
“I feel like I am also in a weird spot in the queer community because I'm not, like, queer enough”
Madison Nicole, Not Queer Enough
“The saying "hope for the best but expect the worst" should have been on my dating profile because that was my mindset.”
Madison Nicole, Not Queer Enough
“Where were my alphabet mafia suitors?!”
Madison Nicole, Not Queer Enough