The Meaning of “Love is Love”

Love

It doesn’t have just one face.

It has many.

Many meanings,

Many voices,

Many sides.

Love isn’t simple.

It’s nuanced,

Complicated,

Sweet,

Brutal,

Terrifying,

Freeing,

Binding.

It boils down to sacrifice

Compromise,

The fear of finding what those words

Really mean.

The precipice only steepens

When faced with the unconventional love

Between a man and a man,

A woman and a woman,

Et cetera.

Take all the complexities

Take all the risks

Take all the things that make love

As hard as it is,

And apply it to an LGBT centered love

When society is bearing down on you

Breathing down your neck,

Hanging on your every breath and step,

Just waiting for you to fuck up

In some, way, shape, or form.

Doesn’t sound great, does it.

But...

That’s precisely why “love is love”

Is so powerful.

Because when you find that person,

That person who puts their hands on your cheeks

And makes the crowd of nay-sayers disappear,

Your struggles are suddenly worth it.

There’s reason to fight.

There’s reason to hold up your hands,

Letting your middle fingers

Give the biggest “FUCK YOU” to the world

That they can possibly give.

Because that person with their hands on your cheeks

Has defined love with you.

You no longer journey to be accepted;

You journey to discover.

Discover your own meaning

To “Love is Love”

With the person who means the most to you.