LGBTQIA+ Folks Share Their Experiences Of Growing Up In Straight Families
Note: Some submissions contain mentions of abuse and molestation. Please proceed with caution.—Reabear—Justice.For.Romanoff1"She went as far as getting me a boyfriend on her own and buying condoms for him, telling him I'd have sex with him.
Imagine his surprise when he learned this was not ever going to happen. Eventually, I gave up trying to exist as anyone but a shell of myself at home.
Oddly, I never hated being gay or hated myself for being gay despite my parents' best efforts. I hated the person I had to be around them to be treated like a human.
I'm 40 now, and my mom does the 'Oh, that never happened' when I bring up how they treated me when I was young. I've since come out as nonbinary to everyone but my parents because I learned long ago they will only accept the shell version of me, so I just don't try anymore.
