St Dunstan-in-the-East is both a testament to the willpower of people and a clear demonstration of nature persevering and prevailing. Originally built in 1100 the church has been built, repaired, destroyed, patched up and rebuilt, changing from a place of private worship into a place of public peace. Since the 1970's it has been an open public garden and after reading about it and seeing other peoples photos I knew I had to go myself.
If you read my post about being an invisible femme the other week you might be looking at the title of this thinking "hang on a second.." but don't click off just yet- I haven't done a complete u-turn on everything I wrote, nor have I made huge errors in the title of this post! You see, I view being a femme lesbian as a coin: with visibility and invisibility being the two sides, you can't have one without the other and both are just as valid and important to discuss and talk about. As much as I consider myself to be an invsible femme; I also view myself as a visible one too.
I am a visible femme because I'm out, proud and feminine with no wish to hide any part of me.
I am a visible femme by choice and not just because I might not be seen otherwise.
I am a visible femme because I've been told "well I guessed", "you're not subtle when you see a pretty girl" and "I did wonder" all on separate occasions after coming out to people. I am a visible femme because I'm too passionate about LGBTQ+ rights (and pretty girls apparently..) to simply pass under radars as just an ally.
We march because in 1969 Sylvia Rivera threw the first brick and yet fifty years later bathrooms are still being patrolled and controlled,
because you treat my fellow sisters like we're both your worst nightmare and your greatest fantasy rolled into one even though we are not here for your pleasure,
and because America's worst mass shooting in history took place in our month against our people and they ask why marriage isn't enough?
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