daddy-doms-are-gross:

one of the most important things to me is reminding young LGBTQ kids that they do in fact have a history to reclaim and that there’s massive amounts of culture standing behind and supporting their identities. like you aren’t just standing alone here trying to understand yourself. there’s been millions of people in your shoes and they left behind stories, books, movies, photographs, paintings, nearly a whole language to communicate this facet of identity, and it’s possible to reconnect with that history despite the world trying to erase it. like you are part of a veritable culture, and you shouldn’t forget it.