Being gay around homophobes

Growing up

As it was my 9th  birthday I was surrounded by my four friends I invited .they all knew but only one  cared. I was hanging out with them playing games and then one of them asked wait so you're like pansexual that's so weird I just kept playing until they said hello I'm talking to you and before I could say anything my best friend snow intervened and said do you have a problem with that. My other friend Lucy said I was just asking a question and you're so weird freak. That was at which point snow bursted out yelling at Lucy saying they can be who they want you homophobic piece of shit. I just walked away and snow followed me and then asked if I was okay and all I said was thank you for standing up for me it's not like there's a lot of people who support and care and would do that for me. Snow said you're welcome it's the least I can do for you being my friend. I said yeah it's not like everyone has a person to help stand up for them. Do you have a person to stand up for you? I asked. Snow said yeah my family supports me. Oh that must be nice. I said. My family doesn't support me.That's why it's so hard for me to be out to my own friends.Snow then said I know that feeling and I saiid how your family supports you my family is just a bunch of homophobes. Snow said my family hasn't always supported me.I asked her to tell me the story so she did.  She said it started when I was 6 I felt like I liked women and I first told my sister because I thought she would understand and she told me to stop and not tell anyone and only like boys so I started to only like boys but then when I was 7 I had a crush on a girl.I couldn't keep my mind off of her.I told my sister this and this time she asked me if I truly loved her and if i would sacrifice my life for her and I replied with yes.She asked me if I had anymore crushes and I said yes.There's this boy in my class.She said so yo have a crush on a boy and a girl. I replied with i guess I do.She said that's bisexual and I asked her what bisexual means.She told me bisexual means when you can like boys and girls.I said okay then I'm bisexual.She said okay but don't tell mom and dad.I asked hey and she said their homophobic which means they won't support you.I then said well how do I come it to them and she said you have to make them like pride by putting a business card for a nice pride organisation or something just put it on one of their desks and their call the number and Leann the good things about the LGBTQ+ community and I asked what is the LGBTQ+ community? She said the l stands for lesbian which is girl loves girl.The g stands for gay which is man loves man.The b stands for bisexual which is when you love men and women.The t stands for transgender which is when you want to be a different gender than the gender you were born with.The q stands for queer which is what everyone in the community other Han allies are.Theres also pansexual which means you can love any human and here's also asexual which means you don't want to have sex  yet.Theres also a-romantic which is when you aren't looking for a relationship.You can also be non-binary which means you aren't a boy or girl.She then asked me if I understanded and I replied yes.She said to respect anyone and everyone no matter gender or sex or sexuality. I said I vow to always stand up for those in need in my immunity and I finally felt accepted and on my way back to my room I remembered about my parents and then found a business online and asked my parents if I could use the printer without them knowing what it was for. My mom then let me use it so I printed out two of the business cards and then placed one at my mother and father's desks and waited a few days later my parents got me and my sister together and said that they would support us no matter what and to come out now unless we felt uncomfortable. First my sister and out as a lesbian and asexual and then i as my turn.I was so scared of what they would think of me. I then said with confidence I'm bisexual then my parents hugged the big of us and said we're sorry if me ever made it to where you couldn't tell us.You should try that on your parents and tell them your pansexual.Just try for me okay. Maxine then said I guess I'll try that on my parents.I don't know if it will peel though.Just try.

One month later

Hey snow.Oh hey Maxine.Did the trick work.Yeah it did. Thanks so much or the tip that helped me it a lot and now I'm laid to raid the pride section at stores.Snow then said about that.I said what.Snow then said some stores no longer have pride sections even though it's pride month because homophobic shoppers will get mad at employees for this even though it's not their fault so most stores either have to have these sections hidden or smaller or in some stores there is n longer one at all.I said but, that's unfair.Snow said that's just how life is and e are forced to deal other it but guess what.What. You've got me an that should be enough to get you through all the homophobic shit people will throw at you for the rest of your life.