25 YEARS OF LESBIAN LOVE: A LETTER TO MY YOUNGER SELF

February is LGBTQ+ History Month so I hopped into my sapphic time machine, went back to 1997, and delivered a letter to myself where I broke some big news. To celebrate 25 years of love, get ready for a raunchy and romantic romp through television’s girl-on-girl past.

Dear Asha, I want you to know you’re going to be okay, in fact more than okay. Your life will be full of so much love, and yes, that love will come from another woman, despite your doubts and fears right now.

I know that you’re struggling to feel ‘normal’, to feel that it’s alright to be attracted to and even fall in love with someone of the same sex, but please know that it’s possible. More than possible.

Not only that, but it’s right. Ignore what others may say and remember that where there’s love, there’s God.

Families come in so many different shapes and sizes, so know that your family will be perfect, and that doesn’t just mean family by blood. Be open to that and the prize will be limitless.

You deserve love and will find love that will make your heart sing every day, even on the most challenging days.