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accepting myself

User Profile: peacefulPerspective1826
peacefulPerspective1826 May 10th, 2021

hello everyone, i’m new here so i hope im posting this in the right place. i recently came out as a lesbian and i don’t have any friends who are in the lgbt community to talk to. i went to a wedding this weekend and it broke my heart for a second watching the couple. im so happy for them but im realizing i will never get to experience that. only some in my family are accepting and i know most of my family wouldn’t come to my wedding. i just want to put it out there to see if anyone else could relate as im working through all of this. thanks for reading!

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User Profile: RainbowDork
RainbowDork May 10th, 2021

Hi peacefulPerspective! My name is Kayla and I am a queer woman, I can empathize with where you are coming from, bringing a woman home to my family is really uncomfortable because while people claim to be accepting, their actions speak louder than their words. My mom has made a big deal about weddings and not coming and it breaks my heart. It can make getting into relationships scary because "what if I fall in love with them", I've accepted that if I was to get married, some people will not come, and maybe that's okay because if they really were my family they would support me. I try to see it as those who mind dont matter, and those who matter dont mind. I'm always available if you would be interested in chatting about things, otherwise I wish you the best and safety in your future endeavors