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I genuinely think queer people who have accepting parents can never understand how it feels to have unaccepting parents
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Anonymous 12h

As a person who has an accepting mom (idk how my dad would have been he died when I was 16 before I came out), I don’t even begin to try to understand what that’s like. I’m so sorry that you or anyone else who’s dealing with ignorant family.

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Anonymous 12h

i’m so happy for them honestly, despite their occasional ignorance. i wouldn’t wish this on anyone. i cry every night about how i might not even be able to have a wedding. how my parents will die hating me. how my children won’t have grandparents. it’s depressing as shit.

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Anonymous 11h

I’m not gonna lie my parents are terrible for all sorts of reasons. I don’t even tell them what I eat in a day. I don’t even have them meet my friends. Forget about coming out, if I was straight they wouldn’t get an invite to the wedding. Now I have a good excuse( being gay) to keep them away. It’s honestly a relief

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 12h

Oh yeah obviously, I just mean like I’ve had partners who’re mad that I can’t “just come out” to my parents. I’ve had friends who don’t understand why they can’t use my pronouns at my home, why my parents don’t like them.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 9h

yup. it’s so frustrating. it’s like i want these things too but i CAN’T. they just can’t conceptualize our struggles.

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