I’m currently watching EFFY’s Big Gay Brunch (BGB) with my girlfriend. So far, the smiles haven’t left our faces.
I’m a young lesbian. I go online and act loud and proud, but in real life embracing myself and my sexuality is something I still struggle with. I worry about the judgment and the stereotypes. I know people won’t understand.
BGB is a whole show of wrestlers apart of the same community as me. A whole show of wrestlers who are unapologetically the people they were made to be. Suddenly I want to scream from the rooftops and declare to the world my lesbianism. It doesn’t feel wrong or scary. I don’t feel uneasy thinking about my sexuality. I’m sitting here with my girlfriend watching a show dedicated to showcasing LGBTQ+ talent. It’s well known that I want to work in wrestling media in some capacity. I want to do interviews and commentary and it’s always been scary because not only am I a woman, I’m a lesbian. That’s double inequality. But as I sit watching Big Gay Brunch, I finally feel like there’s a place for me.
Big Gay Brunch feels like a safe place in a way. Even though I’m watching from over 1,000 miles away from Dallas, I feel the love and the community and the support. Not to mention how loud and proud EFFY is on a regular basis. That energy’s fucking contagious.
I can’t imagine how the talent on the card must feel, but I do know this: EFFY’s Big Gay Brunch is a small, sacred place where the homophobes don’t exist and LGBTQ+ people can live in peace and thrive. It may only exist for a couple hours, but those couple hours are everything.
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