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“Today marks 4 years since you walked into my life and turned it upside down. When you met me, I was that girl who was too scared to be seen out and about with a tomboy; a public figure who felt she needed to live a lie to please a society that expects a woman to be with a man; a trapped lesbian who had struggled for years to cover up her biggest secret. Weeks later… we were in a secluded restaurant on our first date and I remember every second of that evening because it was magical. In a room filled with so many tourists, it felt like we were the only two dining. It was the night I discovered what butterflies in the tummy really feels like. It was the night I fell in love for the first time in my life. 4 years later… Those butterflies continue to fly around and they’ve taken over my entire body. My heart, mind, body and soul belongs to you and I plan on keeping it that way till we’re six feet under. Basically… You’re stuck with me chick! Happy Anniversary Tammie-Faye Lavann. I love you so much! Scratch that! I’m in love with you now more than ever!” 💖 via @tashekalavann
What’s your fav old school bop? ✨ #fbf
This country isn't a safe space for women as long as there is a culture of entitlement around their bodies. Women, keep speaking up! ✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 photo: @mikeandrephoto muse: @iamkatscott
Chicago artist @honeiee reimagines classic works by replacing white men with black women and femininity 💫
We don’t always fear feelings, we fear people’s reactions to our feelings.✨⠀ quote: Iain S. Thomas⠀
When you’re overqualified but in order to work, your employer wants you to change your hair. 🙄 photo: @laetitiaky
Kiss your friends’ faces more / Destroy the belief that intimacy must be reserved for monogamous relationships / Be more loving / Embrace platonic intimacy / Embrace vulnerability / Use emotionality as a radical tactic against a society which teaches you that emotions are a sign of weakness / Tell more people you care about them / Hold their hands / Tell others you are proud of them / Offer support readily / Take care of the people around you. 🌹 words: @lo.mathis photo: @bennierose
“Forgive yourself for not knowing what you didn’t know before you learned it." - Maya Angelou ✨ #regram muse: @treshawnford photo: @palegirlphoto