Dear Trevor,

For the last two years I've been identifying myself as bisexual and I've accepted the fact that it's something I can't change, and that it's something I should be proud of. Most of my really close friends and my mom know and they were really supportive. I'm really happy at this point in my life except that my dad and stepmom think I'm going through a phase. They both found out over a facebook post where a girl I kissed posted about it on my wall. It took my dad a week to ask me about it, and at first he seemed really cool with it but now I'm not sure how he feels. My stepmom just makes offensive jokes about me liking both girls and boys. A couple a weeks ago at dinner my stepmom asked if I was still going through my phase, and I said no because I was tired of the jokes. My dad's response was that he can have grandkids now. Because to them I couldn't have kids if I was in a relationship with a woman. They're really conservative and religious but I know that has nothing to do with it because they're somewhat supportive of the LGBT community but not me. Sometimes I wish I could just tell them that I like girls and I like boys, and there shouldn't be anything wrong with that. But after the jokes and the comments, I don't how I could because every time I feel strong and proud, they make me feel weak.