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Even though my family knows I am bi, they still don't get that it is painful to hear them describe unwanted things as "gay", or calling people that they don't like as "fags".
sneak, 17, CA CA
 Hi Sneak,   It is incredibly hurtful when our loved ones don't support us.  Their non-support can come in many different forms.  It can be outright rejection, refusing to acknowledge who you are as an individual, or using a part of who you are to refer to others in a negative light.  It's hard to imagine the pain you must...
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