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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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Hi...I'm a lesbian and have known that for about a year now. I have a beautiful girlfriend and she asked me to prom. I'd love to go but I'm not out to my parents yet. I'm pretty sure my dad would be fine with it, but I don't think my mum would be. She's a... Tricia, 15, Woodstock GA
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I have known that I am gay for about a year now, but I'm not ready to come out. The problem is I don't know anyone else that is out. This is annoying because I would really like someone to talk to about it and possibly even a girlfriend or something. But... sarah, 15, MA
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I have a problem that seems to get bigger every day...I have a boyfriend and I love him very much but everyone else thinks he’s no good ‘cuz he used to say that I was an overdramatic bitch. I don’t care about that ‘cuz, truth be told, I am. My... nicky, 15, reynoldsburg OH
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