LOVE LOOKS BETTER IN COLOR
MEET BAY DAVIS
(SHE/HER)
“Being a part of the LGBTQIA+ community as a black trans woman
Historically, has meant creating space for not just
ourselves but our community at large
Has meant fighting
Has meant being visible even at our detriment
Has meant being the backs the work, the critique, and burden falls on
Has meant knowing truth and trusting it enough to lead
In 2022
Being black and trans and apart of the LGBTQIA+ community
Means rest
Means stepping back
Means healing, HARD
Means selfish, like I’ve never known it
2022 is giving very much I love self and am not sorry about it
And have no means of sharing
I don’t know how interested I am anymore;
in offering folks the tools of my own survival
mapping out my existence, transition, and shortcomings
Even my triumphs are my own
Back trans women have offered enough of ourselves
in the name of collective healing and PRIDE
I’d hate for folks to think they are owed access to us”
— @baydavis
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