What does it mean

When someone says

Love is love

It means that love is for everyone

Man, woman, transgender

It matters not

What matters is that they have that right

To be who they are

And to be loved as they are

No one has the right to judge

What they know about love

When even they don’t understand at all

#lgbt #support #pridemonth

No matter what form it takes, love is beautiful. True love is a miracle that two people make together. It’s a home that’s built off a steady foundation of mutual feelings and respect. A home that takes time, effort, and care to build.

It starts with the outside, then work is gradually made towards the inside where feelings are carried in, like furniture. Lugging in such hefty burdens could be strainful, painful even. But a partner will be there to help carry the burden. A partner will lessen the load until it’s perfectly weightless.

Memories are captured in photographs and videos that could be viewed in the comfort of the living room. These memories will be met with smiles. These memories will warm their hearts, much like the fireplace in the corner warms skin.

This home is a shelter from storms. A place to rest tired feet. A place to recompose one’s self, so that they could take on the challenges of another day as a better, stronger version of themselves.

It doesn’t matter if they’re a man and a woman, or a man and a man, or a woman and a woman. Any couple who are truly in love deserve the right to build a home together. And all of these homes are just as beautiful as each other. Because love is universal. Love is equal.

Love

It doesn’t have just one face.

It has many.

Many meanings,

Many voices,

Many sides.

Love isn’t simple.

It’s nuanced,

Complicated,

Sweet,

Brutal,

Terrifying,

Freeing,

Binding.

It boils down to sacrifice

Compromise,

The fear of finding what those words

Really mean.

The precipice only steepens

When faced with the unconventional love

Between a man and a man,

A woman and a woman,

Et cetera.

Take all the complexities

Take all the risks

Take all the things that make love

As hard as it is,

And apply it to an LGBT centered love

When society is bearing down on you

Breathing down your neck,

Hanging on your every breath and step,

Just waiting for you to fuck up

In some, way, shape, or form.

Doesn’t sound great, does it.

But...

That’s precisely why “love is love”

Is so powerful.

Because when you find that person,

That person who puts their hands on your cheeks

And makes the crowd of nay-sayers disappear,

Your struggles are suddenly worth it.

There’s reason to fight.

There’s reason to hold up your hands,

Letting your middle fingers

Give the biggest “FUCK YOU” to the world

That they can possibly give.

Because that person with their hands on your cheeks

Has defined love with you.

You no longer journey to be accepted;

You journey to discover.

Discover your own meaning

To “Love is Love”

With the person who means the most to you.