A time of the Dead

So it's Halloween. for me, it's also samhain.
A time to honour the dead.

In general I always tend to honour my queer forebears. Both those who's lifelong struggles lead to the openness I can enjoy in my life, and also those who may not have family and friends left to remember them.

This year I'll also be rembering somone specific who I have very mixed feelings towards. In life he was a man who gave me a lot of care and comfort, but also hurt me and, more so, hurt people I care about.

The thing about remembering the dead is you have to remeber all of them. The good and the bad, the ways they helped and the ways they hurt. We do a disservice if we don't recognize that.