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LGBTQIA+ 13w
thoughts on shame and sexuality
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Anonymous 13w

I feel like I’m not allowed to be openly sexual because I’m biologically female and I hate it

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Anonymous 13w

i realized who i was before i realized i would be shamed for it, which i feel like has honestly been really beneficial for how i view that concept. i knew i liked girls since i was a kid and but didnt “come out” until middle school. i was then shamed relentlessly by some of my peers, so i stopped talking about it. i later developed a lovely network of queer and sex positive(maybe too much so) friends in high school that really opened my eyes and shaped me into who i am.

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Anonymous 13w

i struggle with it a lot 🥲

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Anonymous 13w

Grew up catholic so a lot of how I learned about sex and like the "consequences” was a little different, but uhh still very much trying to work through it, knowing that I was a lesbian since i was like 13/14 added another level of difficulty, when I came out shame was lowkey drilled into my head and my mother thought if I could just 'try’ to change I could, and of course that didn’t work, theres so many details I could dig into but basically i try my best

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 13w

yeah and even tho i’m nb it doesn’t completely help!!

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 13w

❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 13w

Same😔

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 13w

what can we do to help people who feel this way bb

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 13w

i mourn for those who have yet to experience queer community. it is oh so very important. i went to a university that literally was almost entirely queer as well, and that also has made me so confident in who i am. the lessons i’ve learned through the privilege of having this community have shaped me into who i am today in the best way possible. speaking of your struggles with others and learning new perspectives will change your life :)

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 13w

i also didn’t mention this, but my family couldn’t care less about how i identify(/pos). my family is from nyc/long island and my grandma volunteered to support those suffering from AIDS in the 80s and that truly changed her philosophy on how she raised her mom and her siblings, even as a lifelong catholic

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 13w

my mom and her siblings ** lol

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 13w

that resonates with me, your sexuality is valid! 💞💞

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 13w

so is yours my love!! never be ashamed of who you are:) be bold, love who you love, inspire others to do the same

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 13w

thanks that’s what i’m here for #honest ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹💝💝💞

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