LGBT+

I'M GAY!!!

I'm that kid who came out in high school by dyeing his hair pink and his wardrobe rainbow.

I'm the one you see wearing the double -male symbol necklace and the gay pride buttons.

I'm the one who fits every single gay stereotype right down to the lisping, girly voice.

I am the flamboyantly gay man.

Guys like me get shit from both sides. Gay and straight alike whisper when they think I can't hear "Oh my god. We get it, he's gay. Does he have to be so annoying about it?"

Yes. Yes I do. And before you say anything, Judgy McJudgypants, let me tell you why.

All those years I spent in the closet getting a better fashion sense than you? Yeah, believe it or not, I was also suffering. Every day was torture, always being unsure of my identity and confused by my feelings. Not knowing what to do or say when other boys my age started talking about girls. Walking around feeling like a freak of nature.
And then there was that period of time where I knew who I was, but was too damn scared to tell anyone. There were times when I just wanted to die rather than hide myself any longer, but I was so afraid of not being accepted. That is, until the day I realized that the only acceptance I needed was my own.

So when I finally got the courage to strut my cute ass out of that closet, I did it loudly and proudly, baby. And, what do you know, I was accepted! People actually congratulated me. I finally felt like I could be who I was, but it wasn't because of other people accepting me, although that was definitely nice. It was because I had finally accepted myself.

So it really pisses me off when people like you try to say that I'm "too gay" or that I'm "enforcing gay stereotypes" by being proud of who I am. Yeah I'm enforcing them, by making them FABULOUS!

But seriously, knock it off with the shit-talking. I'm not flamboyant because people expect me to be or because it's a stereotype. I'm flamboyant because I don't have to hide myself anymore, and goddammit I am happy about it. Obviously not all gay men are like this, but I'm like this. This is me, and I honestly couldn't give any less fucks if you approve or not. So go ahead and have your opinion, but shut your face hole because I don't want to hear about it. You go be who you are and let me be who I am.

I am the flamboyantly gay man. And frankly, I don't like your attitude. Bitch. * snaps fingers and vanishes in a puff of rainbow sparkles*