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mahatmakanejeeves

(61,437 posts)
Sun Jan 31, 2021, 04:52 PM Jan 2021

This is beautiful. And there is nothing new under the sun. There is only love--but not everyone ...

This is beautiful. And there is nothing new under the sun. There is only love—but not everyone was allowed to tell their love stories.


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This is beautiful. And there is nothing new under the sun. There is only love--but not everyone ... (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2021 OP
recommend this handmade34 Jan 2021 #1
I sent him a tweet and told him to turn it into a book. Dem2theMax Jan 2021 #2
❤ nt littlemissmartypants Feb 2021 #3
Found a compilation of the entire thread in the comments. hunter Feb 2021 #4

handmade34

(22,940 posts)
1. recommend this
Sun Jan 31, 2021, 05:24 PM
Jan 2021

if you can follow his twitter account... went through it the other day and it is lovely!!!

hunter

(39,028 posts)
4. Found a compilation of the entire thread in the comments.
Mon Feb 1, 2021, 12:27 PM
Feb 2021
https://threader.app/thread/1354664298824392706

Sometimes I lose patience with twitter. I'm not a member.

My grandparents were very much a part of the "don't ask, don't tell culture."

They had LGBTQ family, friends, and coworkers and to them that was just life. Nobody was shunned, nobody was told they were going to hell, nobody demanding they should accept Jesus and hammer themselves straight.

But it's still a long road from acceptance to celebration.

All my grandparents could manage the acceptance, but one of my grandfathers had a lot of trouble with the celebration.


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