There are so many thoughts that this piece brings up. One is when my best friend came out as gay at 16 and his mom cried because she was so worried about how much harder of a life he was going to have. When I told my mother about this, she said she would have reacted the same way.
Another thought is a quote from Gabe Dunn when he came outâŠ
There are so many thoughts that this piece brings up. One is when my best friend came out as gay at 16 and his mom cried because she was so worried about how much harder of a life he was going to have. When I told my mother about this, she said she would have reacted the same way.
Another thought is a quote from Gabe Dunn when he came out as non-binary and friends who were older said, âOh, Iâm probably non-binary. But Iâm too old to come out now and I feel mostly fine.â And his response was âWhy be fine when you can be great?â
And finally my mom who is probably bisexual and nonbinary who made me think that everybody feels the way I do. When I told my mom that I was bisexual, her response was incredibly dismissive. Not that she meant for it to be, but her response was basically, âeverybody feels that way. It doesnât mean youâre nonbinary.â Knowing that, and knowing that this would be her reaction, meant that it took me much longer to come out than it probably should have in a very accepting and welcoming family such as mine.
All of this is to say, I really appreciate getting to read your writing, Rey, and it helps me feel so much less alone.
There are so many thoughts that this piece brings up. One is when my best friend came out as gay at 16 and his mom cried because she was so worried about how much harder of a life he was going to have. When I told my mother about this, she said she would have reacted the same way.
Another thought is a quote from Gabe Dunn when he came out as non-binary and friends who were older said, âOh, Iâm probably non-binary. But Iâm too old to come out now and I feel mostly fine.â And his response was âWhy be fine when you can be great?â
And finally my mom who is probably bisexual and nonbinary who made me think that everybody feels the way I do. When I told my mom that I was bisexual, her response was incredibly dismissive. Not that she meant for it to be, but her response was basically, âeverybody feels that way. It doesnât mean youâre nonbinary.â Knowing that, and knowing that this would be her reaction, meant that it took me much longer to come out than it probably should have in a very accepting and welcoming family such as mine.
All of this is to say, I really appreciate getting to read your writing, Rey, and it helps me feel so much less alone.