This is why pride is important

Not to mention the 72+ country's where merely existing is a crime

[c=004A59]Or dead is better than lesbian, bi, trans, intersex, ace or genderqueer. The pressure to conform to the heteronormative society was intense when I was a teen. I remember it well.[/c]

I was lucky in that I never had to come out to my parents. My sexual preference evolved as normally as my sisters and straight brother. In fact, my parents actually preferred my boyfriends more than my siblings. They would sometimes drive clear across the country just to enjoy the holidays with my partner and I.

Better try normalizing it than make it look like a personality trait

Yes. I wish more people cared about this

Yes very important 👍. I love the rainbow crosswalks as well 😊

It’s July

I believe pride shouldn't only be associated with that, I also believe some people have gone to far and their children will be scared to say "I'm straight"

I have a young family member (20 this March) who came out and who was embraced by all of us, including my octogenarian parents. We are all trying to make sure she knows that she’s loved and accepted.