Love is empowering.
Love is life-affirming.
Love is presence.
Love embraces an individual's agency and autonomy.
Love is community.
Love is healthy boundaries.
Love is anger at injustice and abuse.
Love protests against injustice and abuse.
Love does not have unequal power dynamics.
There is no hierarchy or domination in love; rather, love requires mutuality.
Love is listening & being a witness to the pain of others.
Love is liberating.
Love is healing.
Love maintains dignity and personhood.
Love does not seek to manipulate or control.
Love embraces individuals where they are at.
Love requires truth-telling.
Shame cannot exist in the presence of love.
Love requires accountability.