“I can see the obvious scope of why it’s important to be anti-racist, but I’m not sure I have all of the tools. Where do I start? ”
“I don’t identify as an organizer or activist, but I did make this very simple PDF one page that you can print out on your home computer and hand to your neighbors. That’s a lot of what we’re being asked right now is to communicate with other white people - share resources, share knowledge, wake each other up right now - so that that labor doesn’t fall on Black folks and non-Black people of color.”
“The frenetic urgent energy of social media is really depleting my nervous system and I just don’t know what to do. I feel like I should be on it, I feel like I need a break. What’s your advice?”
“Drink some nice tea, take some herbs that really coat your nervous system, and just slow down. The fight for justice is a marathon, not a sprint. I feel like a lot of people’s eyes are getting opened, it can be overwhelming, the frenetic energy can actually be much more harmful to people around you. Slow down, make sure to turn your phone off, it’s all still going to be there when we turn it back on. ”
“What advice would you give to a queer male in his 30s who has never been in a serious romantic relationship before but he wants to? I feel like the immediacy of online apps - Tinder, Grindr, Scruff, Bumble - have made us into a fantasy dating group where we search for our fantasy profile in relentless lust rather than explore our other attractions.”
“I think we put a lot of pressure on ourselves about where we should be. So first I just want to say, release yourself of that. I think that’s going to free your energy up to be more available to yourself. If you take that part out of it, I think you’ll be able to manifest your dream man. It’s Pride month, we’re not in some of those social situation that so often bring us together with other queer people but there are people hitting the streets right now. Heck, you can meet somebody there that’s dedicated to the same revolution you are. There’s love out there y’all - it’s beautiful, it’s queer, it’s comin for ya. ”