it makes me sad to know there are queer people who struggle being accepted by the ones they care about in their life simply because of social image and the construct around it. i’m lesbian myself, and although i’ve never had much of an issue with acceptance within my family, i see people like me get hurt in ways that could have been me if my life and family was different and it makes my heart ache like no other. that’s not to say my life is smooth, i’ve faced homophobia. but, i’ve never faced it in a debilitating way, at least never let it.
please know that it’s okay to be the way you are. it’s okay to love who you want to love and like what you want to like. own that shit, it’s who you are and there’s nothing wrong with that. just because you’re an apple grown on an orange tree doesn’t mean you need to be an orange. it’s okay to be an apple. and it’s also okay to like oranges and apples! hope that makes sense. stay safe out there apples and oranges <3
it makes me sad to know there are queer people who struggle being accepted by the ones they care about in their life simply because of social image and the construct around it. i’m lesbian myself, and although i’ve never had much of an issue with acceptance within my family, i see people like me get hurt in ways that could have been me if my life and family was different and it makes my heart ache like no other. that’s not to say my life is smooth, i’ve faced homophobia. but, i’ve never faced it in a debilitating way, at least never let it.
please know that it’s okay to be the way you are. it’s okay to love who you want to love and like what you want to like. own that shit, it’s who you are and there’s nothing wrong with that. just because you’re an apple grown on an orange tree doesn’t mean you need to be an orange. it’s okay to be an apple. and it’s also okay to like oranges and apples! hope that makes sense. stay safe out there apples and oranges <3