Day 5 - Thoughts regarding inner turmoil about your sexuality

[snogged]

As a teenager, I did experience inner turmoil and depression, though I don't see it as being related to my sexual orientation, per se. I think it's part of that whole development process that everyone deals with in different ways, depending on their personality and their environment. I did struggle with my self-esteem and the person I saw when I looked into the mirror. I worried about whether or not love would ever find me. I held the irrational fear that I would die a virgin. I was too afraid to harm myself because I didn't want my parents to find out about it, but I knew plenty of others who did (including my girlfriend, Sarah). I did, however, spend some time in therapy, but the woman I met with was a heinous bitch and I barely told her anything.

As I headed into my college years, these internal struggles no longer held me in the same tight grip. While I haven't attained full stability, I do feel more self-assured and self-confident in who I am and what I want to be. I fully embrace my definition of sexuality and have explored realms that piqued my interest. I'm a woman, a feminist, a sexual enthusiast, a nerd, a geek, a bookworm and I'm damn proud of it.


Day 6 - Did you face any problems regarding religion?
Day 7 - How your parents took it or how you think they might take it
Day 8 - What do you think the closet or being closeted means to you?
Day 9 - What do you think about LGBT Pride? Is it helpful or hurtful? Encouraged or unnecessary?
Day 10 - What does marriage mean to you?
Day 11 - Your favorite LGBT book (or one you’d like to read)
Day 12 - Your favorite LGTB movie (or one you’d like to see)
Day 13 - Your favorite LGBT role model/celebrity
Day 14 - Your favorite LGBT song or artist
Day 15 - Your favorite LGBT quote
Day 16 - A picture from your first LGBT relationship or of your first LGBT crush
Day 17 - Your first experience with an LGBT organization or event (Day of Silence, Pride, etc)
Day 18 - Something about the LGBTQ community you don’t understand or have a question about
Day 19 - Butch or Femme?
Day 20 - Maureen or Joanne? (Or your favorite LGBTQ show or queer-positive show)
Day 21 - Political LGBT issue that is closest to you or affects you most
Day 22 - An LGBT image that makes you smile
Day 23 - An LGBT image that makes you cry or makes you angry
Day 24 - The stupidest argument/comment you’ve heard about gay people or an LGBT issue
Day 25 - The LGBT slur you hate most or if you’ve taken back a slur and used it as a definition, ie queer or fag
Day 26 - Your favorite gay joke (we all need to laugh at ourselves)
Day 27 - Your favorite LGBT blog/tumblr/site
Day 28 - Write a letter to someone. It can be a coming out letter or a letter regarding how you hate their homophobia or whatnot. You don’t have to send it.
Day 29 - SHOUT SOMETHING! IT CAN BE HAPPY AND ABOUT PRIDE OR HATEFUL ABOUT HOMOPHOBIA!
Day 30 - Anything LGBT you’d like to end this on :]