06/03/2026
Pride Month has arrived! It is always a special time of year for us, as two q***r folks who own and operate a space we built with the intention of being a safer space for the q***r community. While so much of what we do has changed over the years, that is still our heart.
I am deeply proud to be q***r. I spent years going in and out of the closet, unsure of what the feelings I had had since I was child might mean. I knew that I felt uncomfortable with traditional gender and attraction, but not in ways that presented like what I had learned being gay might mean. I was so lucky to move to Vermont and see all around me so many presentations of q***rness and gender fluidity, and to learn not only about my incredible community, but also about myself. My discomfort with myself has eased, my sense of self has grown stronger and ever more expansive.
I am a proudly genderq***r, q***rsexual person. I feel so honored to be a part of this rainbow.
How lucky are we to be self-created, driven by our own passion and wonder, to deeply know ourselves and create a self that honors our hearts, our heads, and our souls. To stand up to injustices, to build a world that honors the selves of everyone around us.
And while there is endless beauty in being q***r, there is, more evident than ever, growing risk to it as well. There aren’t many days that go by that I don’t hear about an act of violence that harms our community. I know the only escape from this violence is honesty, and being loud and proud enough to help others find it for themselves. We fight back by not giving into shame. If others must remain hidden to remain alive, then those of us who can be out, must be as out as we can be.
It is the great privilege of my life to run a q***r space. And I am so proud to be here with all of you.
Thank you, Liv💖
