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My Coming... OUT Story, Yes Im a LESBIANN
I knew at 13 ( in 2010 ) that something wasn't right or normal about me and I wasn't interested in boys like the other girls In my classes or year. It just didn't phase me one bit, I know I had lots of celebrity girl Crushes but come on guys we all have them, but I didn't think anything of it. I decided to go out with this lad called josh to shut all the girls up in my year about me the only in our group of friendships we all had and me being the only one not having a boyfriend but I didn't feel anything, apart from a good friendship and I knew then I was gay and liked girls and then I kept it to myself for a good few years and kept forcing myself to like boys because I thought being gay was wrong and wasn't normal. And in the end I just excepted it, it took awhile but I got there. And eventually, in 2013, I told my parents and I can still remember to this day how I came out to my mum: she was hoovering in the conservatory and I went in and turned the Hoover off and just blurted it out. "Mom, I'm gay" she said what? I said "you heard me I said I'm gay" and that was it I ran upstairs and my mum was like oh it's a phase it will just pass because in that year our family was in a bad place...my mum lost a son and I lost a brother so she thought nothing of it thinking my head was all over the place and I was just confused and grieving and all the other stuff a death brings And being it was the first person close to me I had lost because I've still got both sides of the family's grandparents and so on so it was a big shock to the system and so my mum just thought it would pass and my dad well he doesn't give a shit about anything really. He's so laxy-daisy and always in fucking cook coo land and my grandparents they except it because it's who I am but every time I get a girlfriend they say she's my friend and my Nan bless her she will never get her head around it, most days, like she did today she said "JJ, why don't you just dress up nicely and go and find a nice boy" and I'm like "because I don't want too. I'm gay end of." And she hates that I react that way but when she says it most days it gets annoying, haha but at the same time, she likes to see me happy so she just accepts it. And when my grandad asks about my girlfriend he says "where's your hoppo today babe?" and I say she's either at home or at work and he just smiles at me. I just think it's the older generation they think it's wrong and always will be wrong because they was brought up in a generation where being gay was wrong and frowned upon and was hardly known about or it was kept a secret in Their day and age. Anyway enough about my family haha and finally in July 2013 I got my very first girlfriend and I told my mum about it...and she didn't talk to me for a week, I guess she had to get her head around it all...and when my mum saw me kiss a girl for the first time she looked away in disgust. but 3 years later. She's more than fine with it and accepts it and she doesn't care who I'm with or who I date as long as her daughter is happy. And I'm so glad I've got such an accepting and caring family who just want to see me happy and love me for exactly who I am. And I know some people's parents disown them for loving the same sex and it shouldn't matter if you love the same sex or the opposite sex. As long as your child is happy and healthy should it really matter who your child loves? All you want is your child to be happy and healthy in life nothing else.
By Shelby smith 💖 4 years ago in Pride
May is Masturbation Month
The flowers won’t be the only things blooming this May. May begins Masturbation Month. Yes, you read that correctly. The first national recognition day was held on May 7, 1995, in honor of Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders, who had been fired in 1994 by President Bill Clinton for suggesting masturbation be part of the sex education curriculum for students. In 2005, the annual Masturbation Day officially moved to May 28 but in recent years, it has been celebrated the entire month of May.
By Ben Nelson4 years ago in Pride
Coming to Terms with My Bisexuality Within a My Moral Framework
I didn't "come out" as bisexual until Summer 2021 partially because I didn't have a term for my sexuality until a few years ago. Even when I did mention my sexual orientation almost two years ago, I only mentioned it briefly in a blog post. Later, I mentioned it in the context of tribalism on my personal Facebook page. No one said anything about my subtle "coming out". In a way, this comforted me because my friends and family viewed me as the same person.
By Eileen Davis4 years ago in Pride
Cake: 2
Shit, what on earth have I done? I held up a line, get eyeballed by a rather gorgeous specimen then find out moments later, he's pretty much been crushing on me for a month. As predictable as it sounds, it really isn't. Sometimes, people win the lottery. It happens, being able to find a person who you gel with, you just fit together like a hand in a glove.
By Jerome Smith-Pula4 years ago in Pride
Why It's Okay To Stay In The Closet For Now
More and more famous people are coming out these days, and this is a brilliant thing. Not only does it help to make people realize that being of a different sexuality is totally normal, it also inspires others and gives them the courage to come out.
By Dichotomy Sports4 years ago in Pride
Bayard Rustin -The Man That History Forgot . Top Story - April 2022.
He was the man that history forgot. Bayard Rustin, more than any other civil rights hero, lived and operated in the shadows, not because he was a secretly gay man but because he didn't try to disguise who he was.
By Chelsea Rose4 years ago in Pride
A Handy Guide to Sexuality . Top Story - April 2022.
Hi there! I'm Danny, and I'm pansexual. Growing up, I struggled with a clusterfuck of sexual identities before settling on one that felt like me. As an adult, I've become passionate about acknowledging queer youth and helping them find their way in a world which clearly was not made for us. There's so much out there, and most of it is left unspoken, as if it's sinful or invalid. I want to change this.
By choreomania4 years ago in Pride
