If there’s one thing I thought was 100 percent true about me, it was that I was straight. So when I started questioning whether I was bisexual in my early 30s, things started to get confusing, fast. I thought everyone knew what their sexuality was by the time they were an adult, so it completely… Continue reading I Didn’t Know I Was Queer Until I Was 30. I Wish I’d Known That Was OK
My mother, when I was in the seventh grade, once pulled my leg saying that if I ever had a boyfriend, she would send me to boarding school. She didn’t say that if I was in a ‘relationship‘ or ‘with someone’ then I would face consequences. She had never asked me about my sexual orientation.… Continue reading Growing Up, I Struggled With My Sexual Orientation And Not Having Anyone To Talk To Didn’t Help
“My family’s philosophy has always been: Be yourself. If people aren’t okay with that then it is their problem, not yours,” Iris said. Iris first began exploring the meaning of gender and sexuality in middle school. “I didn’t feel comfortable in my body,” Iris said. “It didn’t look or feel the way I wanted it… Continue reading A Journey of Self-Discovery
There have been many moments in my life when I have questioned if I am lovable. My belief about what being lovable looked like began when I was a toddler and realized I’d much rather play with the boys than be around the girls. As we aged together I began to feel rejected as some… Continue reading Finding Me: Discovering My Transgender Identity
