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🏳️‍🌈   Much of this I wrote about just a few entries ago. However there is a reason for the repeat the two sort of go together.  Recently I had a friend ask me how supportive my family were when I first came out. I had told them and I have to admit I wasn't sure what the reaction was going to be. It was so much better than I could have imagined very supportive and told me how much the respected my decision. Turned out I didn't have all that much to worry about or so I thought.  Over time before covid I had been trying to be my new self, or as I refer to it my true self. I was feeling good like the world had been lifted from me. Especially when my family had "backed me up". Well there have been a few examples where they showed wasn't as true as I thought.   One example was when I traveled with my sister for a weekend and wanted to wear some nice bracelets my friend made me. My mother saw them and said seriously you can't wear those, Kathy that's my sister...

 🏳️‍🌈I am saying thank you to Alex and T both for the same reason. For the longest time my mom and dad had "tolerated" my coming out but never truly accepted it. I talked to my mom about my friend and fellow LGBTQ warrior Alex, and my fellow warrior T. I knew that T had support from his family ftom beginning and that was great to know about. That was actually the major push for me to come out.    As I have written in past it was tolerated buy never accepted. Tonight I talked to my friend Alex and the conversation that Alex had with her father. I asked how it went and was told it went very well. I was so happy that it went well for Alex. I was overjoyed for Alex for sure it was so awesome. It is awesome when I hear about acceptance from family it makes me so happy.   I really have to give the final shoutout T and his mother. So much of everything I heard from T mother gave me that extra push thanks Aubyn T and Alex.🏳️‍🌈

 🏳️‍🌈Awesome: Yes for sure my friend Alex is most definitely an awesome person. The biggest reason Alex is such an awesome person is because of her heart, and her feelings towards everyone. Alex is a person who certainly cares about everyone will talk with you when you have a problem, even if when feeling down herself. It truly makes her incredible.  Loving: Alex is a loving person, has one of the most loving hearts I have seen. Dosent ever get involved in dumb drama things as a matter of fact I remember first meeting Alex at Durham college and Alex didn't fall in or want to fall in with a crowd or a click. Always stood on own but at same time had ability to and made plenty of friends.  But the biggest thing I noticed over almost everybody else I met was her love towards others. Not in an immature way but just so tender and caring for everyone. Sure like anybody could get upset but never held a grudge and if you need somebody would definitely be there for you.  ...

🏳️‍🌈  I have to explain this title by giving a huge shoutout to my friend Alex who did a write up that gave me the inspiration. So many people in society especially people who are not within the LGBTQ community, or those who purposely try and stay away ftom it. They stay away because " it's not their scene". I get that like anything in life if it's not your scence you won't get involved. However when it comes to LGBTQ or anything that hasn't been the everyday norm people can jump all over you.   Stuff like this as I've mentioned happened to me. From my family . As I mentioned all who said they would support me at 1000%. But I was getting attacked the eye rolls the critical comments when I had a ring on or a braclet on.   It feels dad that I feel afraid to be myself in public with my parents. Shouldn't I actually feel the best or safest around them. Especially when they say we love you and totally have our support. So much for that part of family life...

 🏳️‍🌈 This is another entry for my "friend" I talked about a few blogs ago. My friend Andrew, well I guess I can say especially now he was much more than a friend he was an incredible boyfriend. In a very odd and strange way he knew we were meant to date and even knew we were a true couple 💑well before I did. He knew we were meant to be a couple when I was dating one of my ex girlfriends, a girl I never should have dated but insisted everyone was wrong.   Eventhough we didn't date as long as I would have liked to he did show me some special things. We formed an amazing bound that never will be broken no matter what. While I was dating so many girls before him I knew in the back of mind I had to give this amazing guy a chance. As I mentioned before I'm so glad I did as this new world I've been experiencing is amazing and I love him for helping me see it. It may have taken many years but I see it.  Well many years to fully see it as I think after we first met I k...