thesylverlining:

After tonight, I’m even more firmly convinced that simply existing and surviving as a marginalized person in the United States is a radical act. Just living every day in a country that so clearly wishes you weren’t, is brave, rebellious, gorgeous, beautiful, a work of art… and if you actively had a great and happy day, it would probably piss off Donald Trump.

I know it’s terrifying. And painful. But what they want the most is for you to give up. If they want you to disappear, stay. You resist a world that wants you to hate yourself and die, just by showing up. Just by breathing. As long as you’re here, you’re winning.

Treat yourself with love… And treat yourself. I’m entirely serious about this. If you’ve been shaken tonight, give yourself all the time, kindness and time to heal that you can. Self-care and self-love is active resistance, now more than ever. You are worth so much more than their hate. Stay with us.