I have a long ass thread to share tonight. #LGBTQ #MomsDemand #Attacked #Fear

Today I phone banked for Abigail Spanberger. I love her. Legitimately. She came (virtually )to a @MomsDemand meeting and talked to me personally (as the meeting MC), and she’s so freakin cool, I’m inspired to continue to phone bank for a Rep I can’t even vote for.

I’m an ENTHUSIASTIC phone banker. I phone bank until my voice is hoarse and my throat is dry. I fucking love a phone bank. I like to talk to people. Today for the first time I was flummoxed; speechless.

I recovered, but I wanna share the experience with you, my tiny little Twitter following.I intro’d myself to a man today and “Do you believe in gay marriage?” flew out of his mouth. I froze. He asked again. Catching my breath I started, “Sir, I’m not campaigning for myself today"

I’m calling with the Spanberger campaign.”He tried to get me to talk about me, my stance on gay marriage.Quick google search… “Rep. Spanberger will continue to support marriage equality, and I have information on her stance on myriad issues, if you want to learn more about her.”

I cried later telling my partner about this interaction. I’ve never cried or been emotionally touched during a phonebank. It’s not my style.

I’m not as confident as I seem. And I have so much residual shame around being queer. I’m a loyal and loving partner. And I’m an incredible mother. And still. A rando I’ve never met gave me pause and made me cry. I want to feel equal.

And this election will add to or subtract from that feeling. It's worth so much. I'm angry that it matters this much. But it does. It absolutely does.