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cn: ‘coming out’, food mention, family uncertainty, invalidation

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sometimes i just kind of stop deliberately covering it up, and wonder if people will ever catch on. and although i haven’t met any hostility here, there’s always the question - if i come out to you, will you just kind of brush it off and treat me as if nothing had happened? or will you accept that this is an important part of my identity, and celebrate it with me? ’t want y family, i don m to n a p i/ b s y won’t. ome out a ’t be sure the n i still haven’t c a c i y, tl n re me diffe them to treat

if i were to give a pie ce come out, it would b of advice to lgbt+ youth stru e that the it. don’t le re is no ri gg t anyone g h p t or wrong ling to ressure yo are ready ti u into it: y . ou have to me to do feel that y ou


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