I didn’t have the greatest week. Some days were good, while others sucked. I had some events going on in my personal life, I questioned my sexuality, and I read an article for class that made me extremely frustrated due to its amatonormativity and aphobic comments. Because of all of that, I thought I should write out some affirmations for myself and any other queer person reading this. 

Your sexuality is valid. 

Your labels, no matter how many you have, are valid. 

You are not broken, and you never have been.

You experience life in a beautifully unique way; embrace that. 

It’s okay for your sexuality to change.

It’s okay to question your identity and not dive into it. 

It’s okay to question your identity and change your label. 

It’s okay to keep your identity to yourself. 

It’s okay to make your queerness your whole personality. 

It’s okay to be upset at society.

It’s okay to be upset at heteronormativity and amatonormativity. 

It’s okay to be upset about coming out. 

It’s okay to be upset about staying closeted. 

You are valid whether you are out or not. 

You are valid in every single aspect of your queerness. 

Your feelings are valid whether they’re happy or not. 

Let yourself feel every emotion.

Your emotions are valid and they deserve to be heard and acknowledged. 

It’s okay to be wrong about your sexuality. 

It’s okay to try out a label and change it. 

And lastly…

You are loved and you matter. There are people who love you and they want to see you happy.

If these were a bit too cheesy for you, you simply could remind yourself that you are hot and sexy and slay everyday. 

Don’t be surprised if upcoming blog posts are me ranting about changing labels or aphobia. 

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