Coming out is hell for me. I hate initiating conversations, and coming out is especially a difficult conversation. The last week of 2018, I resolved to make 2019 the year I begin my transition. I came out over Snapchat to about 20 people, plus over text to a couple others. Several people messaged me in support. People who I was out to but didn't always gender me correctly began to do so. I video chatted with a group of my friends and the special effort they put into my name and pronouns warmed my heart.
In the same week, I was intending to come out to my parents, but the day before I planned to, they found out otherwise. My mother saw my binder and went ballistic. She's completely unsupportive of me and hates me and my transness. My father isn't expressively against me, but he's not supportive either. It sucks. But I think as the months go by they might be starting to understand that this isn't something that will go away as they hoped it would. Only time will tell how it'll progress.
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