For a while, after I came out, I was really angry that the only kind of existence that had ever been presented as a possibility was a heterosexual one. It was just assumed that I would be what my parents were. https://twitter.com/jess5th/status/1274884134440181760">https://twitter.com/jess5th/s...

The result being that the responsibility of realizing otherwise happened with the support of other communities and really weakened the bond I had with my family. It was an unnecessary distancing that could have so easily been avoided with even some inclusive language.

I know this is mainly a generational issue. (I’m Gen X, my dad was Silent Generation, and my mom a Boomer.) I guess what I’m saying is, thank you for this thread @Jess5th. It resonated.