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Late good morning, little creatures. 🌸

Yesterday evening was wonderfully mellow: a very close friend, their lovely cats, good conversation, and the sort of evening where you look at the clock and go, oh.

Then you look again and go, OH.

So yes. It got late. 🐈‍⬛💜

Unfortunately, the day is approaching when I have to go back to Berlin.

And I really, really don't want to.

Because here in the Netherlands, I've spent days being openly and visibly queer. Every day. Just existing. Wearing what I want, going where I want, being my little queer self in public.

And do you know what happened?

Nothing.

Nobody shouted at me. Nobody decided my existence was a public emergency. Nobody made even the tiniest stupid comment.

It's been wonderfully, gloriously boring.

And then I think about going back to Berlin.

Last time I arrived, I had been there for approximately five minutes when I was shouted at and called a pedophile.

Twice.

Within five minutes.

What the actual fuck.

I am so tired of this.

I shouldn't have to brace myself before getting off a train because some stranger might decide that my existence makes me a convenient target.

And yes, I know Berlin is full of wonderful people. I know there are queer communities, allies, friends, chosen family, beautiful little pockets of safety and joy.

But the atmosphere has changed. The mob is getting louder, uglier, and increasingly comfortable treating us as something that may be shouted at, threatened, humiliated, or simply hated in public.

And after spending this time here, where I could just... exist?

I don't want to go back.

Not because I hate Berlin.

Because I am tired of being afraid of what Berlin might throw at me.

So I'm going to enjoy my remaining time here.

More cats. More canals. More queer joy. More being gloriously, inconveniently myself.

And I will cross the border when I absolutely have to.

But right now?

No.

I do not want to go home.

I want to stay somewhere where being queer is allowed to be boring.

That shouldn't be too much to ask. 🏳️‍🌈💜

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