To my LGBT friends,
First off, I want to say that you are some of the strongest people I know. Having to go through life questioning yourself is one of the hardest things you will ever have to go through. I can tell you from experience, the late night thinking and questioning is something I will never want to go through again.
For all of you that are still questioning your sexuality, I want you to know what you are feeling and thinking is 100 percent OK and normal. Please do not think otherwise. If you are a boy, it is not weird that you are attracted to your male friend. If you are a girl, it is not crazy that you might be in love with your best friend. These feelings are normal and it even took me a while to understand that.
If you are experiencing these confusing feelings, I want you to take a deep breath. I want you to look in the mirror and tell yourself that it is normal and it is not wrong in any way. And to my LGBT friends that are already out, I am so proud of you. Coming out is one of the HARDEST things you will ever have to do. One of the most important factors of coming out is you, yourself, being ready. You have to be ready for what comes after that journey and honestly, you should be excited.
Most people deny to themselves their true feelings and I feel sorry for those people. Being able to express who you truly are is such a great feeling that I want all of you to experience. If you are gay or lesbian, it is OK. You are strong and you need to embrace your sexuality because one day, you are going to make someone SO happy that you won’t even be able to handle how happy they are.
If you are bisexual, I want you to know being bisexual is a real thing. If you have people telling you, “Oh, bisexual people are just confused, they don’t know what they want,” IGNORE THEM. It is perfectly possible to like both genders and honestly, I think bisexual people get the best of both worlds. You will meet your soulmate no matter what because you’re open to every possibility.
To my transgender friends, I am so proud of you and what you are about. Seriously, it takes so much strength and courage to be you. You are going against the norm in society and I applaud you so much.
To all of you who are confused about your sexuality, it is OK. You are not weird. You are not different. You are not crazy. You are you and I want you to embrace it. It’s going to take time to be comfortable with yourself and I say that with complete honesty. I am not going to sit here and tell you it’s easy to come out to your friends or family, or even come out to yourself for that matter. I’m not going to tell you that everyone will accept you because that is unfortunately not true. You’re going to have haters and your haters might even be your own family, but PLEASE DO NOT GIVE UP. I know some people will not accept you but you have to remember those people mean absolutely nothing. If they’re not going to affect your life for the better, then do not let them affect your life at all. Look in the mirror and smile at yourself because look how far you have come. Those endless, sleepless nights will come to an end soon. I promise. The first step is accepting you. Once you show people that you are proud of whom you are, they will be proud of who you are. Stay strong, you're doing great.
