Letter s From o s l e C t e T h T “
Illustration by Emily Loccisano Everytime I see a video or movie or a clip from a TV show about someone coming out to their family, I cry. I will burst into tears, because I know that even though the families I see on television are kind and supportive, I know that you won’t be. I know that it will hurt our relationship, and I am so scared to see how much. I don’t know how to tell you that I am bisexual. I don’t understand why you can’t understand. I am the same person I have always been, but I’m afraid that when I tell you that you won’t be able to see me as anything but that. That even though you raised me to be smart, independent, kind, and loving, that somehow you’ll not be able to look past my sexual orientation.
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