Weekly Prompt #3: What helped you understand and accept your sexuality/gender identity
Hi everyone, I hope you are all well.
Last time we discussed, What one piece of advice would you give to your younger self?
In today's prompt, I want us to take a minute of reflection and share what was the journey of coming out looked like for you.
The prompt: What helped you understand and accept your sexuality/gender identity? What was that journey like for you?
@ASilentObserver
@ASilentObserver
To be honest I haven't come out to my family and most of my friends since majority of them are homophobic
one of the fewest friends I actually trust is lesbian and well she's the only one I came out to and she was the one who supported me a,.,,, not being able to talk this out with my familymade me feel pretty insecure about most of the stuffies about myself-
@ASilentObserver
What helped you understand and accept your sexuality/gender identity? What was that journey like for you?
Understanding my sexuality came the same way heterosexuals understand their sexuality/gender identity. What differentiated in my journey was lack of support, dismissiveness, and pressure to conform by society and fear, as a result. Things felt better when Canada amended Canadian Human Rights (and subsequently all provinces) in 1990s to include sexual orientation & gender identity as a protected right from discrimination, etc., with addition of same sex marriage recognition in 2005.
As Canada comes up to 30th anniversary LGBTQ amendment of to Canadian Human Rights Act (2026), and 20th anniversary for amendment to the Marriage Act to include same-sex marriage (2025), there is an 'uprising' to restrict Trans persons, under 'Parental Rights' legislation, that specifically targets Trans youth & children in schools, & access to affirming healthcare. One province has already passed such legislation. The other (where I live) has tabled, where people of all orientations & identities are fighting to preserve our rights.. So the journey continues, where this journey should have been done a long time ago.
