What does it mean to live authentically as an LGBTQ person?

To be an LGBT person means accepting yourself and not being ashamed. It means to be part of a community, in which we help each other and fight for our rights and freedom. It does not mean it's the only think important to you, as you have a life which is not directed by your sexuality, but it does mean it's something you should care about and fight for, until we reach a time when there will be no need to be coming out, as it will be as common as dying your hair or just listening to music.

Being LGBTQ in a way that feels right to you like other questions you will have to answer for yourself. It is your life and at the end of the day. Maybe it means outing yourself to your entire family at your school and workplace. Or actively supporting you local community and so on. But it is not a must.

To live. To be authentically you. To succumbed to the pressure to be as respectable and appealing to cisgender or heterosexual people, though many of us have to for safety. To respect and love other LGBT people and our own selves.

don't hide who you are. if you don't like guys : don't date them! if you don't like girls : Don't date them! if you like everyone date who you want. don't let others tell you who to be.

To live authentically as an LGBTQIA+ person, it means that you are honest with yourself and who you are. Accepting others is important, but accepting yourself can be one of the most valuable skills.

For me that means being honest about who I am, and what I represent. It means dealing with any internalized homophobia, transphobia, biphobia, etc that you may have. It means having the firm conviction that there is nothing wrong with how you identify or who you love. It doesn't necessarily mean being out to everyone, or having everyone know how you identify, rather it just means living your truth as you are. I don't have to let everyone know that I am trans, but I let people know my pronouns and that i expect them to respect them, and I will respect them. It means being firm in what I stand for and acting with integrity. It means not allowing myself to internalize any negative messages about my identity, but rather to affirm myself in the truth of who I am.

To live authentically is to live as you- the true you. To not hide behind the closet (Literally and figuratively). I think in today's society it can be quite hard to feel as though you are being true to yourself but one the first ways to overcome that is through acceptance of yourself which, as an LGBTQ person, I can tell you first-hand, can be difficult. You should be able to openly expressive yourself and though that may come with the judgment from close minded individuals, you must always remember that you are being you and for that very reason alone, there's nothing wrong with it.