We’ll see what kind of traction that gets!

In July 2021, I was detained by police officers for practising homosexuality. I believed my future had ended and that my parents would be left with only shame. The officers offered to release me in exchange for a bribe. I had no money. No hope. My only possession was my phone, I handed it over. Under my country's law, Section ***, homosexuality carries a penalty of death or up to 30 years imprisonment. I could not risk either outcome. I consider myself fortunate that it was police officers and not religious vigilantes who detained me. The latter have been known to use lethal violence that I can not imagine to myself. This transaction — exchanging personal property for safety — is a common survival strategy for gay men in my community, but not everyone is lucky enough, I was lucky enough. I did take down my profile picture and alter my name for safety.

So I usually don’t post about my personal story on social media, but I took a risk yesterday and did exactly that. And I so far have received 967 likes and 5,000 views.Wild and amazing !

We are now living in a collective spiritual crisis. We have forgotten our belonging to each other and our living earth. This disease of separation desperately calls for the medicine of radical acceptance —a clear and open hearted presence that reconnects us with life. With radical acceptance we love ourselves and each other into spiritual awakening Tara Brach, Radical Acceptance

Don’t be afraid to show your true colors 🏳️‍🌈