serious pride month talk by IceOfWaterflock, journal
serious pride month talk
as pride month slides towards an end i just want to say, like, real talk, yeah - being gay or trans/nb isn't all sunshine and rainbows. it's not always going to be the happy fun party where everything works out. i like to draw it that way because it isn't that way. you may lose friends and family when you come out. it's not one and done, either; you come out every day of your life, really. there are going to be well-intentioned comments that can almost hurt more than outright hate.
"your future boyfriend / husband" becomes "your future partner" because ppl don't want to say "girlfriend / wife". you'll be misgendered by people, hopefully only