51: I Love Myself Now

Raymond (he/him) is an LGBTQIA+ activist and erotica photographer who identifies as aromantic and queer fluid. Raymond talks about how being trans relates to how he figured out his orientation; how being a leatherboy intersects with his identities; and how the BDSM community emphasizes self love, consent, and healing. 

 

Warnings: mentions of abuse, swearing

 

Organizations to Donate to:

ACLU: https://www.aclu.org/;

Black Lives Matter: https://blacklivesmatter.com/;

Black Visions Collective: https://www.blackvisionsmn.org/; 

Black Women’s Blueprint: https://www.blackwomensblueprint.org/;

Campaign Zero: https://www.joincampaignzero.org/;

Color of Change: https://colorofchange.org/;

Grass Roots Law Project: https://www.grassrootslaw.org/;

LGBTQ Freedom Fund: https://www.lgbtqfund.org/;

Minnesota Justice Healing Network: https://www.minnesotahealingjusticenetwork.com/;

MN Fund Hub (@MNFundHub on Venmo): https://www.instagram.com/p/CA545NzlYy7/?igshid=1mmwhtr38zx2y; 

MPLS NAACP: http://www.mplsnaacp.org/;

NAACP: https://www.naacp.org/;

NAACP Legal Defense Fund: https://www.naacpldf.org/;

National Bail Fund Network: https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/nbfn-directory;

Reclaim The Block: https://secure.everyaction.com/zae4prEeKESHBy0MKXTIcQ2;

List of local Minneapolis organizations by Reclaim the Block: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yLWGTQIe3967hdc9RSxBq5s6KKZHe-3_mWp5oemd7OA/preview?fbclid=IwAR2O4n_VtcNoIyJQ9hoKoLbgz2BxsDVvMEpHQt8Zg1CXpYnGFzVB3eLdlMw&pru=AAABcp_Lno4*qTdCXtwQfeYVP204YSPOkw;

 

Special Thanks: 

Editor/Producer: Sofi LaLonde; 

Visual Artist: Tanner Groehler;

Music: A OK by ÜberKicK is licensed under a Creative Commons License. 

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