“Invisible: our reality”

Living in the same town and walking down the same streets, yet it remains invisible. The reality of us being queer.

A safe home is incredibly important to us. Public spaces often become spaces where we experience harm. Being spoken to unkindly, treated with disrespect. Even when in the company of others, it can happen when they're not around, in places where they can't see or hear.

Suddenly, being called a derogatory term by a stranger or receiving disapproving looks from passersby is common. Even when peeking into a shop and saying hello, we were ignored often. Recently, a woman with a dog told me, "My dog is racist and doesn't like brown skin," to which I replied, "Oh, I see."

Some may say it's not something to worry about, especially those who haven't experienced such incidents themselves. You may not rape, they say.

Hence, these experiences are referred to as microaggressions. Many a little makes a mickle. It's quite tough, and one can't get used to being hurt.

That's why it's important to relax at home. Additionally, since we had to escape from our families. It’s not easy to understand what we've had because it is considered abnormal. The condition for a comfortable home is being able to take for granted the fact.

A queer-inclusive home might seem like a blessing for society. However, what we need is to live with people who share similar experiences. That's the purpose of queer housing.

Thinking that being queer-inclusive is good-hearted is unfortunately a misunderstanding, and such goodwill can hurt us even more. That's why I want to emphasize this crucial point.

Don't hurt us under the guise of being queer-inclusive.