Today, Amir brought up how he misses America. He described the California skylines, filled to the brim with tall skyscrapers that brushed the clouds, and the sandy beaches that were filled with diverse groups of people from all over the world. Eventually, Amir went off on a tangent and spoke about how LGBT people (an acronym in which I've learned I fall under) are accepted in America and don't need to hide their lifestyle from the public eye as there's no punishment for being different. This acceptance doesn't exist in Saudi; you can be killed for being different. I used to view these feelings as sinful, but now I know that I can't control them. If Allah didn't want me feeling like this, then he wouldn't have made me as I am.
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𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐆𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭
Romance❝ When I walk into a room full of people, I always look for you first ❞ ஐ In which Zaki Hadad, a gay Saudi Arabian teen, struggles to accept himself in an oppressive society and outlets his feelings into his journal.
