jeffrey marsh

I was never taught my nonbinary history💛🌈 I was never told that we have a rich, vibrant and fascinating history. When I was young, I never knew that nonbinary and GNC people have been part of every culture and have many times been accepted. And not just accepted! We have often been the rock stars of history. The “closest to god” folks who lead and awaken and inspire others out of their constricted small regular existence. The Friend said “hey I died. My old gender died. I’m not using my old pronouns or name and now I shall tell you about god” and people loved the Friend for it! *In 1776!!!!* Feel good my enby lovelies, we now — YOU now — have the chance to inspire future generations by being you. Let’s LIVE!!💛💛💛🌈 https://www.instagram.com/p/CCemk4npnTY/?igshid=hclywf4pmt7a

I respect you so much💛💛 https://www.instagram.com/p/CCSAJYop_PX/?igshid=16dq62aeln952

This is the key to trans liberation💛 Far too many cis people assume that they need to UNDERSTAND trans lives and experiences and people, before they can RESPECT trans lives and experiences and people. THIS IS ALL OUT OF ORDER. Being able to set aside your own assumptions and upbringing and entrenched beliefs, and yes ego, is the key to accepting people who are different than you. In other words, LEADING and STARTING with respect (and kindness and compassion) will eventually bring you around to understanding. It is only through compassion that you will understand. And, of course because I’m Buddhist, I MUST ALSO TELL YOU this is the only way to understand yourself. The constant disrespect people show themselves regarding their own choices and foibles and missteps only leads to a lack of self-understanding. You will never see why you do what you do unless you can have compassion for why you do what you do. Many people do not practice this self-respect as a window to self-understanding. And then, those people’s self-hate comes spilling out all over trans people. But I digress.........the point is: start with respect and you will easily and smoothly come to understand trans lives. Listen, and then speak.💛 💛 💛 💛 💛 💛 💛 💛 https://www.instagram.com/p/CBlslwCpAYN/?igshid=1u6q9mbnyyatn

Well, most people feel left out every now and then💛That’s not to diminish YOUR feelings. It’s just that you’re not alone. I’ve been thinking a lot about loneliness lately and how lgbtq kids especially feel it. This time, this lockdown, is resonant. This era is a mirror image of 10-year-old Jeffrey’s life. I used to dress up in dresses and hats I’d stolen. I would walk across our farm and hide in the barn. I had dragged an old trunk to the barn when no one was looking and over months I filled it with pretend-grand costume bits. I would play dress up and imagine. And do you know what I would imagine? Do you know what was my favorite thing to pretend? PEOPLE. An audience. I would imagine the opposite of lonely...being adored and applauded and surrounded with the love I didn’t have from others and was never taught to give myself💛🌈 I play-imagined a group effort of unconditional love. I imagined many people loving me for exactly who I am. AND WOULDN’T YOU KNOW IT???????? I have that now. Via “the internets.” I’m grateful for you. Thank you for helping me feel less alone💛💛🥰 #nonbinary #nonbinarypride https://www.instagram.com/p/CBhJYxEpmpe/?igshid=oslrasygqao3

WE HAVE A PROBLEM NONBINARY/TRANS FOLKS💛💛✨✨✨✨✨SCOTUS is nice but let’s go even farther https://www.instagram.com/p/CBd5CU6pT7m/?igshid=1djkdx8o2l1rc

I have RNLA, Rampant Nonbinary Love and Acceptance for you💛 Let me tell you how this works: trans and nonbinary people (and LGBTQ people in general by the way) are told constantly that they are “fake.” Of course you feel like an imposter, the larger judgmental cis world calls you fake and implies you are fake and laughs at you and makes snide comments at you and disrespects you DAILY. This would give any human a syndrome. THE IRONY is that we are the authentic ones. We are the brave ones. We tell the truth. Do you want to know what makes me very sad? When a friend says “I’m struggling with my gender identity” when what they really mean is “I’m struggling in a world that won’t accept who I am.” See the difference???? We are so disrespected that we assume we’re wrong and we assume that what we struggle with is something wrong in us. But that’s not true! We most often struggle with the wrong bad very awful treatment we get. Don’t get that twisted.💛💛🌈 https://www.instagram.com/p/CBRoPcuJsh5/?igshid=1bzt3d7xcati8

You are NOT going to turn yourself down for other people OOOOKKKK??????💛💛🌟 https://www.instagram.com/p/CAwIVtTpLcZ/?igshid=tnk5w8rnqtp1

OH BE FULL OF YOURSELF GO AHEAD💛💛🌸🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 https://www.instagram.com/p/CAv8B1kpVKW/?igshid=1ts4id44ifj3q

I have the most gorgeous legs ever created in the history of earth and that is the honest truth💛🌈👠👠👠👠👠thanks for coming to my me talk💛💛💛🌸🌸🌸#nonbinary https://www.instagram.com/p/CAs9sQiJMoi/?igshid=to5d18c50t2z

As always MY HEART IS WORH YOU PLEASE DON’T CHANGE💛💛😌 https://www.instagram.com/p/CAqW4ajJNwu/?igshid=gxi9hykljwjl

You are not a burden my luv💛💛💜💙 https://www.instagram.com/p/CAoKKLHpNg5/?igshid=k6m1y54y62on

I guess you’re not aware that you don’t deserve fear. 💛Fear is absolutely OK mind you and I’m not blaming you for feeling it, but I love you, so I’m going to tell it to you direct: you were taught and told and scolded into a life of constant fear. It may be a shock to you: there are people who are so comfortable and privileged that they do not spend every waking moment trying to control their fear, they actually do not experience fear all that much. PLEASE listen, you we’re systematically taught to avoid the thing you fear. You were told to spend enormous amounts of time on your fear and it’s not right. Maybe you fear rejection or judgement or you fear doing something wrong. Whatever it is, I wish you some peace and at least a small chance to live a FREE LIFE where gradually, and maybe slowly over time, you “manage” that fear less and less because you bring it into a broader perspective. I hope you see eventually that it’s not something you need to own or avoid or carry with you everywhere. All love to you💛💛💛🌈🌟 https://www.instagram.com/p/CAn4e1RpLrB/?igshid=13syv669kageb

You should acknowledge ALL YOU’VE DONE💛💛😌✨ https://www.instagram.com/p/CAl3rTapqXa/?igshid=k8w5m1h6fho2

I’m so BEAUTIFUL💛💛😌😌😌🌿🌿🌿🌿🥰🌸🥰🌸🥰 #nonbinaryrights https://www.instagram.com/p/CAlPdPlJaDB/?igshid=5rgzc7bcrvkg

💗💗I do try to give “practical advice” etc in my posts, but sometimes YOU don’t need advice. Well, let me say this, ADVICE is probably the wrong word. I try to remind you of your own intelligence. And not head-intelligence necessarily, but heart-intelligence. In short: you can trust yourself. Beware of anybody that claims you NEED them to guide you. You don’t. You know what’s up in this world💛 https://www.instagram.com/p/CAisuEApG9A/?igshid=1unbrf414x9ls

💗💗I do try to give “practical advice” etc in my posts, but sometimes you don’t need advice. Well, let me say this, ADVICE is probably the wrong word. I try to remind you of your own intelligence. And not head-intelligence necessarily, but heart-intelligence. In short: you can trust yourself. Beware of anybody that claims you NEED them to guide you. You don’t. You know what’s up in this world💛 https://www.instagram.com/p/CAimEFZpW3-/?igshid=1o5hcxmih019k

Now you know💛💛💛🌿🌟 https://www.instagram.com/p/CAgUbX0Jg8u/?igshid=reyb4oif2juz