If You’re Queer, You’re ‘Queer Enough’

A reminder for those of us who get caught up in Queer imposter syndrome

Photo by Paola Franco on Unsplash

If you’re Queer, you’re Queer.

You are Queer ENOUGH — even if:

🌈You’ve never been to a Pride event

🌈You’ve never been to a Gay bar

🌈You’ve never been in an M/M or F/F relationship

🌈You’ve never been in any relationship

🌈You’ve never had M/M or F/F sex

🌈You’ve never had any sex

🌈You’ve never fit stereotypes

🌈You feel like you’re not Queer enough

There’s no one single way to be Queer.

It might feel like you’re not doing it ‘right’, not acting the way you’re ‘supposed’ to as a Queer person.

Ignore the two sides of the Queer imposter syndrome coin — gatekeeping, and respectability politics.

Throw that coin away (hard as it can be — damn thing keeps coming back,) you don’t need it. It doesn’t get to decide who you are.

There is no ‘right’ way — except being yourself, whoever that may be.

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Adapted from this tweet by yours truly