Happy Pride month to all the Homophobes! Hope you're uncomfortable this month and every other month TW: talks about un-aliving myself coming up. Please don't read further if you are triggered easily. You're not missing out on anything if you don't read passed this point. I just want everyone to know that it's ok being Gay or Straight or asexual or pansexual or whatever sexual you want to be. Growing up in a religious and cultural household as a child was not easy. I realized that I wasted my entire life in the closet when I deserved the same amount of happiness as the straight homophobes I grew up around. For too long I put myself and my happiness on the back burner because I didn't want to disappoint my family. This lead to a lot of mental health issues that I didn't realize I was going through until I almost offed my life. When I reached out to my brother about having these thoughts for months, he told me he and my sister thought I was looking for attention because I brought it up all the time and eventually they just prepared themselves for my passing. I felt abandoned and alone in a mental hospital with no family around me in Florida. I felt at rock bottom. I sent one text to my friend who I'm not even related to and she sent a message to a group chat and the next day my friends came to rescue me and have been by my side ever since. Y'all don't understand how much I appreciate the people in my life. Every day they teach me that I'm worthy. I can't believe that my family had became strangers and these strangers became my family. I still struggle with depression and intrusive thoughts but I couldn't be more grateful for the support system I have and people who accept me for being me. This is your sign to cut off your family if they are toxic or messing with your mental health. We deserve happiness and love and a dick to suck if we please. Lol Thank you to everyone who has been through this journey with me.