hehe okie i’m done being sad about things feeling too yikes and chaotic for my capacity earlier. now i’m back to feeling so damn lucky to be here. sometimes i’m not even sure why i’m allowed to be here, in this sacred gaylor space. i’ve never felt like i’ve belonged in a big group before this. 🧵1/7
this is BEAUTIFUL laney! 💘 i am in similar sentiments as you, im FARRR from a big brain gaylor and all i really contribute is my love! BUT that’s so important in a time and place where hatred and fascism is on the rise! i choose to use my energy to lift up all these wonderful smart people! 🥹
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somehow i feel like i do belong here, but most likely i just got lucky enough to be included when there was the great migration over to bsky last year and i finally stopped lurking after all these years. i still don’t speak up often, and when i do its in long unnecessary threads like this. 2/7
and then i wonder why im allowed to be here, because i’m not the one of the smart or funny or hot or wise ones. i just kinda bee bop around commenting here and there and occasionally sharing a thought or two, but mostly i’m just here soaking it in. and i love being a witness to the magic here. 3/7
You are smart and funny and hot and wise. I’m so glad you’re here. I resonate with everything you are saying here!!
thank youuu tree🥺🫶🏻
You and your presence are such an important part of this community! Gaylor is just as much, if not more, about the silly jokes and goofs than about any kind of theory making. At the end of the day we are in community with each other and keeping our queer ancestor’s lineage alive in us. ❤️❤️❤️
being in community is so important!! and it’s special to have these spaces to be together and honor our differences, as well as our shared queer identity❤️❤️
i love being a witness to the silly and goofy moments. finally feeling like i am on the inside of an inside joke instead of a life of being left out. all the jokes that have about 38 layers of taylor history/context that we somehow all understand. it’s corny but true, i love our secret language. 4/7
i love being a witness to the ideas pouring out of your brilliant lil brains day and night, and all the connections to each other’s ideas. i’m far from a big brain gaylor, but i eat all that shit up when y’all share with the class. i’m absolutely enthralled & fascinated by it all. thank youuu. 5/7
i love being a witness to the kindness and overflowing encouragement here. of hyping each other up and wishing each other well when people are having a hard time. it’s so freaking special. not many spaces are filled with so much genuine care for one another. 6/7
so maybe the reason i’m here is simply to witness. to be a witness the magic✨ and occasionally remind you to drink water, go outside, & be kind to yourself. lol maybe it’s weird for me to wonder how i got so lucky to be in this space. but i just wanted to say thank you for letting me be here🥹🩷 7/7
oh my god why are you making me tear up second time this week?! For me you're such a bright light on this app, please never apologize or make yourself small. You belong here 🫶
😭this is too nice, but thank you!! i will keep being me, and keep being here🫶🏻
This is such a beautiful thread and gets to the heart of why we're all here! I'm glad you're here! Thank you for sharing this and I feel so lucky to be a part of it, too. 💖💖💖
Laney i just want to say that I’m so happy you were on the zoom. It was such a wonderful time getting to hear your thoughts and opinions. You are so smart and so kind! I hope we can do more of them and that you continue to show up because there is always room for you at the table.
Whether that just means listening or having a safe space to speak. I truly had the best time with you!
Aww, thank you so much! And thank you for organizing the zoom, it was sooo much fun and such a nice safe way to get to discuss things together as a group!! I hope we gather again soon☺️
you're so freaking sweet and this is SO LOVELY and i love our community so freaking much, every voice is so critical and it fills me with absolute joy anytime someone talks about how much they feel like they belong in this gaylor space. i know there are others, but this one is OURS 💜
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I resonate with this so much! Thanks for writing this and sharing🤍💗 i love this community!
Everyone is important, even if you don’t have theories! You’re part of the community and the community is such a critical aspect of all of it imo.
OKAY IM CRYING NOW
We all matter. Cause none of us can do it on our own. 🥰
i relate to this so much 😫 i used to just be a lurker but i wanted to start talking with people so i just comment on ppls posts and hope for the best!
I think it's cool there are more people than just theorists here. There's no debate just with thinking heads (lol), we need all kinds of people, like people disagreeing (respectfully), or agreeing, or making jokes, etc. at this point, we're not only about gaylor, we're a community build around it