The Troubles of LGBTQ+
I was in 8 th grade when I finally realized I was lesbian, well I say realized but in reality I always had a feeling deep down in the pit of my stomach. I was absolutely terrified to come out to my family and friends, because my whole life all I had been taught was how being gay was a sin and all I saw on the news and on social media was how homosexual people were gross and completely wrong. So I decided to keep it a secret until one day my best friend asked me if I was, and all I remember was just breaking down and nodding my head. She sat that whole day, and helped me come up with a way to break the news to my parents. I got home and my stomach felt like it was literally twisting, but before I could come out to my parents my brother did and my dad just got up disappointed and walked back to his room. After seeing the way my dad reacted I was even more terrified than I was before because I didn’t want to disappoint my dad or let him down. I hid it for a couple years by talking a...