"People often say & #39;Stop being angry and educate us& #39;, not understanding the anger is part of the education" -Denata

Civility isn& #39;t useful for our liberation; it& #39;s useful for your white comfort. We don& #39;t have to bubble wrap your feelings & intellectualize our pain for consumption.

To the person seeking mental health activists: I& #39;m a Black, queer therapist, but able bodied, with a lot of degrees, plus male privilege. I frequently hold space for folx oppressed in ways I& #39;m not. There& #39;s no excuse. You& #39;re not structurally competent. See: https://www.teenvogue.com/story/therapists-for-women-of-color-and-queer-people-how-to-find-one">https://www.teenvogue.com/story/the...