Alright, um, I guess I am just going to get right to it.
I’ve known since you were three.
All you wanted for your birthday was a sensible pair of heels."
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The reaction was so beautiful strangers commenting, ‘Great for you!’
I’m just so grateful for it."
This is me."
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“I am very blessed to be who I am.”
“I am here today because I am gay,“she told the audience.
“And because maybe I can make a difference to help others have an easier and more hopeful time.
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Regardless, for me, I feel a personal obligation and a social responsibility.
I also do it selfishly, because Im tired of hiding.
And Im tired of lying by omission.
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I suffered for years because I was scared to be out.
My spirit suffered, my mental health suffered, and my relationships suffered.
And Im standing here today, with all of you, on the other side of that pain.”
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The student has a heartbreaking moment with his dad,in which he tells him, “I am.
But I can’t try anymore, because it hurts…
I don’t want to be going through this.
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But I am.”
Shannon Purser
Shannon Purser came out in April 2017.
I’ve only just recently come out as bisexual to my family and friends.
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It’s something I am still processing and trying to understand.”
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