when we as queer folks shout COME OUT! COME OUT! we must be sure that we as a community are prepared not just pay lip service to welcoming those youth into our “family” we must truly be prepared to open our homes, wallets, ears and hearts to ensure that the youth who pay a heavy price for heeding our call are not abandoned by the very community they have lost everything to be part of.
(Please consider reading the whole post, it’s such an important perspective on National Coming Out Day.)
(Source: tgstonebutch, via extranjero)