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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, CACA
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...
Ok I'm crushing on this guy. I can't tell if he is straight or gay. I swear I catch him staring at me in class sometimes, but then again my mind could be playing tricks on me. I had a friend ask him if he is a homo-hater or homo-supporter. He...Anonomyous , 16, AmarilloTX
Dear Trevor,
For the past few years I have been depressed but lately it's gotten worse and I've been suicidal for almost a year. Despite medications and therapy nothing has seemed to work. Currently I am trying to get ECT done but I may have to wait a...Alex, 18, PortlandOR
My dad does accept me a lesbian. he doesnt want me to be a lesbian. everytime i talk to him he tells me stuff like, 'i want you to date a matt not a megan, meaning a boy not a girl. or i want you to marry a guy and when i told him i was dating a girl he...Kat, 15, orwellOH
My dad doesn't accept me as a lesbian. He doesn't want me to be a lesbian. Everytime I talk to him he tells me stuff like, " I want you to date a Matt not a Megan," meaning a boy not a girl. Or "I want you to marry a guy,...Kat, 15, orwellOH
I've been suffering from depression for the past year and a half, however I haven't told anyone about it in real life because I always just have trouble talking to people about myself aloud.
Usually I just have episodes of depression that last...Courtney, 17, CourticeON
Hi, my name's Bianca but most of my friends call me Frank because of Frank Iero from My Chemical Romance. Honestly, they call me it so much that 'Bianca' feels foreign to me. Anyway, I honestly don't know if this is important enough to even send to...Bianca, 14, ColumbusGA
Hello. Well, I've been sad for quite a while. The first time I cut was when I was 13, but that was mostly a once off and I don't think that was serious. But then just before I was 15 I started getting really sad all the time. Then...Belle, 16, AdelaideSA
I just don't know what to do anymore I'm so unhappy with my life. Sometimes I wish I were to just die but im to scared. This girl really broke my heart and my heart and my parents don't accept me being lesbian so I can't talk to them and I just don't know...Crissy, 18, TulareCA