Queer/queer ally twitter is arguably one of the best parts of twitter. Whether it’s declarations of self love, witty takes on everyday life, enlightening social commentary, or political analysis, this section of twitter is a gift that keeps giving. Here are some of the best tweets from the past week:
https://twitter.com/OhTimehin/status/1279179222674702336
https://twitter.com/oseazam/status/1279692781750018049
https://twitter.com/Ro_Reveur/status/1281162510507409410
Some of y'all have never had to sit in a room while people casually debate your existence and it shows
— Brittany N. Williams (@BrittanyActs) July 8, 2020
You can’t actualize your full potentials as a person if your life is criminalized.
You’re not human before gay.
You’re a gay and human. They both coexist. If you put human before gay, it totally means ‘homosexuality’ can be acquired.
So yes! Gay lives are in danger in Nigeria.
— Blaise (@Blaise_21) July 5, 2020
Glad Halle Berry dropped out of playing a trans man, but of note, her apology in no way touches on the fact she repeatedly referred to the character with "She/Her" pronouns, and called it "a woman's story".
Her apology doesn't show an understanding about why that was wrong. https://t.co/95DeV3kxHW
— Laura Kate Dale – Bluesky @LauraKBuzz.bsky.social (@LaurakBuzz) July 7, 2020
Male Today | Female tomorrow.
😅😅😅. https://t.co/xBK8PDlwbr pic.twitter.com/tpEdzq7VEA
— ONYX (@OnyxGodwin) July 8, 2020
https://twitter.com/vicw0nder/status/1279105286431801344
Cishet men are so weird , the moment they visit your place and see you live in more than 1bedroom ;
“Baba how far na ? Where madam ? When u want marry ? Oboy see space for your house , wetin u Dey wait ? 😤.
If only they pay attention to details, they’ll kw it’s man not madam
— Community Machine (@JamesLantern2) July 8, 2020
Being queer in Nigeria is stressful man. Everything is triggering. Every fucking thing. You can't interact with ppl, watch movies, comedies, music videos, peruse social media, etc w/o being triggered.
Sometimes we even forget how triggering everything is.
— AOTY I did WIN🫳🏾 (@Black9jaIcon) July 4, 2020
