Dear Queerantine,
  • Dear Queerantine,
  • YOUR LETTERS
  • INSPIRATION
  • Love, Queerantine.
May 30, 2020 by Dear Queerantine

New York, NY, USA

New York, NY, USA
May 30, 2020 by Dear Queerantine

Dear Queerantine,

Let’s give space to our stories

I was raised in the smallish town of Seguin, Texas. It was — and still is — a highly conservative, predominately Catholic, low-income community.

My first queer crush was the cast of the TV show The OC. I found the men — and the women — attractive. Of course, I could only tell my mom about the men.

She’s a single mom who raised me without any financial or emotional support from my father. My mom has told me since I was a small child that she would support me if I was a lesbian. In her mind, being a lesbian is completely normal… being straight is completely normal… but being bisexual is, well, not normal.

I’ve never identified as a lesbian. My mom has only known me as straight, even though I didn’t have my first kiss until I was 18 and didn’t lose my virginity until I was 21.

It took me moving to New York City three years, and a friend asking me if I was bisexual, for me to feel comfortable calling myself anything but straight. I wasted too much energy and time being afraid of my attraction to women. I would tell my younger self to get over myself and be confident in my sexuality.

💃 New York, NY, US

logoQ

This letter may not be reproduced, distributed, or displayed without the prior written permission of Dear Queerantine.

1 comment

Jesse says:
June 7, 2020 at 2:50 pm

Hey, I appreciate the letter! I’m glad you were able to appreciate and come to terms with your attraction to women. Coming out as Bi, is a lot harder (from what I’ve experienced) than most people think. So good on you!!

Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

About the letter

Welcome to the community! Feel free to leave a comment on this letter, and find more writing prompts on the “Share More Stories” Page below.

Follow us for updates

Pages

  • Home
  • Here are your letters.
  • Inspiration
  • Love, Queerantine.
  • Share More Stories
  • Terms of Use

Ideas, Questions, Feedback?

Reach out

Follow us for updates

@dearqueerantine

Get the letters in your inbox

This is just the beginning.

Menu

  • Home
  • Here are your letters.
  • Inspiration
  • Love, Queerantine.
  • Share More Stories
  • Terms of Use
2021 Dear Queerantine.