When I came out, my friend at the time started with “that’s not real”, moved to “I can’t be homophobic, I’m bi-curious” and ended with stalking and death threats. A few close people know my “real label” but to everyone else I’m just queer or gay because fuck that it’s just too hard to go through all that again. Like it’s physically challenging to say it now.

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exactly bc i was forced to come out when i just like who i like. i never wanted it to b a whole thing

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