IT GETS BETTER

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i had gone into my moms bedroom one evening and i said “hey mom i like someone” she didn’t hear me so i started crying and said “nvm it’s not important” then she asked “well hun why are you crying if you like someone” and i said “please don’t be disappointed in me, i like girls”. i continued to cry as she was hugging me and she just started asking me about the girl i was talking to, i asked “so you aren’t disappointed?” and she said “i would never be disappointed in my daughter for loving who she loves"

Isabella S. (Washington, USA)

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when i close my eyes, i envision a society where i can fall in love with anyone i want, regardless of gender, caste, religion and nationality. and i don’t have to label myself as gay or lesbian or bi or pan or anything else - i am just a person. and i deserve rights, no matter how wrong others think my wants and needs are. i am me. i don’t have to label myself. i am a human, and if being “human” means being attracted only to one specific kind of people, then i don’t want to be human at all.

Anonymous (India)