Coming Out— or Going Back In

Being able to be yourself, embracing your identity, needs a lot of courage...needs a lot of "I don’t care about what other people think of me”

The dispositions of the 21st century was right in front us, the pros and cons of the society, fed to us from a very young age. From your parents showing you off in front of your aunt and your cousins, the pressure to somehow always be better than that one “Sharma ji’s son or daughter”. It’s no news to us.

So when you’re growing up and somehow the opposite gender that you all know you must get married to one day does not feel appealing to you, makes you uncomfortable and does not excite you as much as it needs to.

Who prepares you for that struggle? You either must do it yourself or, people who went through the exact same thing get through to you. People who may no longer talk to their parents and were made an outcast just because they’re a part of the lgbtq+ community know how scary this is.

Straight people don’t and parents sure as hell does not. Being Gay or Bisexual or Lesbian or Transgender and everything that falls under this category, it’s not a personality trait and is not a phase, it is as real as it gets.

Being able to be yourself, embracing your identity, needs a lot of courage...needs a lot of "I don’t care about what other people think of me” and it needs breaking many walls just to be able to stand on stable ground without being confined in an enclosed space.

At this age, in the year 2020, the acceptance we see all around us is magical, it’s a breath of fresh air but some people still choose not to come of the closet, for very serious reasons. That’s this message for all of you to see.

Love is love. Love is magical, love is beautiful, love creates no boundaries and love is powerful. If you’re scared of all the reasons why you shouldn’t come out of the closet, that you must know better than I do, it is fine.

“There’s nothing wrong with you. There’s a lot wrong with the world you live in.” You will shine, you will be able to make peace with your heart and with the people around you and you should never have to apologize for who you love.

Regards,

Saptaparna #Queer, #ComingOut, #LGBTQIA, #LGBT