I spent a decade talking to famous people about love, sex, and what it means to be human; and I carry around so much of what folks shared with me back then, to this day.

“Relationship is a great word for the interconnectivity of all things. My relationship to the Earth is precious to me, as well as to the animals, to my fellow humans, and to the elements that bring life to the planet. My relationship to my family and to the communities that hold me up gives me joy every day. Each spirit is unique and intertwined; being in relation to all beings in all the universes is a truth that sustains me. This is love. I learned that love can be unconditional and everlasting, however it shifts shape.“ – Daniel Sea

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DANIEL SEA x LOGAN LYNN
for HuffPost Queer Voices (2012)

(Photo by Casey Orr)

Hello mister government sir I am Queer and proud and I am not afraid.

This bootlicker scare tactic shit didn’t work on me as a Gay child growing up in the 1980s; it didn’t work on me as a street kid watching my community die around me in the 1990s; it didn’t do anything but radicalize me in the 2000s; and it sure as hell isn’t going to work on me or any of my friends and family now, a quarter of a century later.

I am exhausted but you will have to kill me to ever shut me up. And I promise you, then the Queer and Trans voices will just get louder. There is simply no closet big enough. You cannot kill us all. There have always been LGBTQ+ people and there ALWAYS will be.

And to my sweet community, I see you. I am here with you and I’m so sorry this is still happening. I will always fight for you. For us. For our love. ❤️ Read the rest of this entry »