i think it'll be so fun but my dad is the problemsamee
i think it'll be so fun but my dad is the problemsamee
Yea same both of my parents wouldn't allow me to once I grow up I wanna go some dayi think it'll be so fun but my dad is the problem
Same. I can't go until I'm an adult thoughI actually wanna go to a pride festival or parade
texas isn't even on the list ugh i hate it herecan we, as a community, collectively agree to stop saying gay panic, please? it's not a cute little phrase for catching gay feelings like ppl say. it's a court defense - you can plead "gay panic" as a justifiable reason for attacking or k!ll!ng a queer person. and it's not an old thing, either - it's still used in courts today and oftentimes still works. this article explains the back story some more:
LGBTQ+ "Panic" Defense
The LGBTQ+ Bar is proud to be leading the effort to ban the LGBTQ+ “panic” defense across the country. In 2013, The American Bar Association (ABA) unanimously approved a resolution—introduced by the LGBTQ+ Bar—calling for an end to this heinous defense strategy.lgbtqbar.org
my state (alabama) isn't anywhere on there either...there's also been a bill passed that prevents trans kids from participating in sports matching matching their real gender :/texas isn't even on the list ugh i hate it here
that sucks i hate that so muchmy state (alabama) isn't anywhere on there either...there's also been a bill passed that prevents trans kids from participating in sports matching matching their real gender :/
So. What I’m quoting isn’t the entire post I sent but a snippet that’s relevant. You can read back if you want to know the whole rant.Ig this is more of a rant but ayo lgbtq+ support thread it’s what it’s here for
My dad doesn’t know I’m a lesbian. This is the main issue for me. He is not homophobic …The thing is I want to be able to do that same thing with him, where I reveal it in such a normal way, that it would feel like a “straight person coming out” moment. But I don’t have a girlfriend. So instead, it doesn’t feel like a normal thing, it feels like something I’m actively keeping a secret, which is the opposite of what I want it to be. Because to me it isn’t a secret, it’s not something I’m ashamed of, it’s just something I wish everyone else saw the same way as I do. And because they don’t, it’s becoming what I don’t want it to be
Hope that made sense lol
i'm so happy for you, congrats!!So. What I’m quoting isn’t the entire post I sent but a snippet that’s relevant. You can read back if you want to know the whole rant.
I’m here instead to tell everyone that I’ve come out to my dad
He’s super supportive and understanding. He had such an amazing reaction. I feel so happy and so loved and I feel like this whole part of me that felt like a secret isn’t a secret anymore.
To everyone who isn’t out to their family because they’re afraid. It’s really scary to have to tell someone when you don’t actually know what to say or how to say it. But (unless it’s unsafe for you to do so), sometimes finally saying it is just such a good feeling. I hope everyone can have what I had today at some point in their life.
And for everyone, happy pride month
*Also since I mentioned in the post that I wanted to come out through a partner, sorry to ruin the happy pride month but I’m still single. IK ITS SO UNFAIR UGH /j. It ended up just coming up in conversation. So sadly it wasn’t a “normal” coming out. But it also still felt natural