Felt cute, won’t delete later.• Happy National Coming Out Day! It’s still wild to
Felt cute, won’t delete later. • Happy National Coming Out Day! It’s still wild to say that “out loud” for everyone in the world to see. It’s wild to me when I grew up scared that I would never be accepted in life because of who I felt attracted to. It’s wild to me because I really thought I had no hope of a future where I could have a partner, let alone have the right to marry someone I love. But here we are, in 2020, having witnessed many milestones, celebrated so many achievements by LGBTQ+ people all over the world, seen so much love and acceptance given and received. • Something amazing happened over the years I’ve grown up, coming out little by little to the people I love. Media representation became more abundant and they became more and more POSITIVE representations (albeit we still need to get away from killing lesbian characters on screen). People changed their minds and hearts. We got the right to marriage and ALL the bureaucratic perks that comes with it in this country. We got just a little more feelings of safety and security. • That’s what can come with coming out. That’s something young people, and old, can look forward to with their openness. But remember, coming out is a process, and for so many, it is still not an option. A disproportionate amount of homeless youth are those who are kicked out by unaccepting family members. Kids are still sent to terrible conversion camps and many are still being murdered by their own parents. So please remember, do not out someone for you do not know the dangers they may face. Let people come out in their own time. It is their right. • The more I see LGBTQ+ people on screen, read their stories, hear their music, I am elated. I feel seen, I feel heard, I feel understood. I try to be that for the people around me. I want them to see themselves in me, to see hope and acceptance for their future. I hope they see a future at all. Please continue supporting your LGBTQ+ friends, we need you now more than ever. Vote Biden/Harris to protect us and our lives. Thank you to my loved ones, you have kept me here. • Forever trying to be who I needed when I was younger. I hope I’m doing them justice. [10:31pm | 10.11.2020] (at San Antonio, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGOn28rFqX8/?igshid=1ufcnaorpjzrb -- source link