Reply #34: I'm outing myself because I need to be here

[ncrainbowgrrl]

I need to have a place where it's understood that I have a safe zone, and I'm not going to be treated like a non-person because of who I spend my life with.

I haven't been posting much on DU lately. I've been dealing with chronic health issues. I used to post in here a lot... but there are new faces, and I just wanted to say "hi,"

I've also been thinking about how the two interact in my life, and as a leader in both communities, how we can make things more comfortable and less humiliating/ having to deny who you are for one issue or another. Unfortunately, I've seen prejudice on so many fronts, and I think I really could use a place where the "personal is political." more often... and not feel so bloody alone.

After all, isn't that why we're all in this forum?

For equality,

Jamie