Birthday Boi (Patreon)

01.12.2022

I’ve never liked my birthday much at all. It was a day in celebration of me, but it never felt like a celebration of my genuine self. Festivities felt hollow and demeaning, in a sense. 

Today, give or take a few days, marks the anniversary of my coming out to a few friends as nonbinary and bi/pan. It’s also the one-year anniversary of my twitter, and i remember being sooo anxious and afraid of putting my self - my real self - out into the world. i could never have anticipated the support and compassion and acceptance i have found, nor the found family and friends ive come to know and cherish over the months. And none of it would be possible if my partner didn’t encourage me to have the courage to take that step a year ago. 

i want today to be a celebration of us - of everyone who’s felt alone in that struggle, the misfits and throwaways and anxious peeps. It’s your birthday too:) here’s a toast to found family and new beginnings! Cheers! Gunbae!