Do Not Tell Me
Do not tell me that you are an ally of the LGBTQ+ community
If you go home at night and refuse to believe your daughter is gay
Simply because she may not give you the grandchildren you want
Do not tell me you support all styles of life
When you belittle your son for discovering makeup
And force him to play football and “be a man”
Do not tell me that you are there for the gay community
When you stand to the side and watch
As your fellow students crumble under the weight of the rest of the school
Too scared to fight for themselves
Do not tell me to stop making “being gay” my personality trait
When I fought for years to love myself
Love my mind, my body, my life
We have are not animals for your enjoyment
Our love lives are not there for you to fetishize
Treat us like who we are meant to be treated as
Human.