Queerness Is Still Underground

And don’t let them tell you otherwise

Photo by Joshua Sortino on Unsplash

Much like the teenage mutant ninja turtles, the queer community has often been forced to make its home underground, unseen by the masses. It has also had to protect itself by developing a collective hard shell against the tirades of bigots. (I appreciate that the comparison is tenuous, but for the sake of nostalgia I’m keeping it in.)