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Due to last months pride month, I'm gonna answer the question many people keep asking.
Why is it 'pride' month?
What are we proud of?
You know what pride means to me? Pride is the opposite of shame, feeling that is forced on us once we discover we are part of the lgbt community.
Who forces it on us?
Society, where any differences are treated like a plague that needs to be eliminated.
I still remember my thoughts when I came out to myself as non-straight, I thought "fuck, lgbt people are like 5-10% of the population, why I had to be one of that 5%? Why do I have to give people reason to hate me? Again" I never was homophobic towards other people, I was raised in tolerat family, I wasn't religious (in fact I was already an atheist), I didn't even want to have children, but I had problem to accept my own homosexuality, because I was scared what was going to happen to me when I come out, I was scared of bulling, discrimination and loosing contact with older family members that would accept it. But soon I realized that it's not that bad, I'm already outsider, tomboy and I get along with women way better than with men, maybe it kind of suits me to be non-straight. After years I can finally say that I am proud. I am proud because I'm not ashamed, I am proud because I accepted my orientation as part of me. I am proud that I'm still on this world and didn't give up. I am proud that I didn't let politicians convince me that I'm not a human. People who are not part of discriminated minorities might not understand it how good it feels to finally get beck your basic human pride, because they never had it taken away from them.
I can't say my life as lesbian in this country is perfect, but would I choose to be hetero if I could do it? Definitely no, I wouldn't change any of my non-negative traits to gain people's sympathy. I'm no longer the same person I used to be when I discovered my orientation and honestly, I like myself way better now. I owe this change both to myself and to some cool people who accepted me.

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Description
Due to last months pride month, I'm gonna answer the question many people keep asking.
Why is it 'pride' month?
What are we proud of?
You know what pride means to me? Pride is the opposite of shame, feeling that is forced on us once we discover we are part of the lgbt community.
Who forces it on us?
Society, where any differences are treated like a plague that needs to be eliminated.
I still remember my thoughts when I came out to myself as non-straight, I thought "fuck, lgbt people are like 5-10% of the population, why I had to be one of that 5%? Why do I have to give people reason to hate me? Again" I never was homophobic towards other people, I was raised in tolerat family, I wasn't religious (in fact I was already an atheist), I didn't even want to have children, but I had problem to accept my own homosexuality, because I was scared what was going to happen to me when I come out, I was scared of bulling, discrimination and loosing contact with older family members that would accept it. But soon I realized that it's not that bad, I'm already outsider, tomboy and I get along with women way better than with men, maybe it kind of suits me to be non-straight. After years I can finally say that I am proud. I am proud because I'm not ashamed, I am proud because I accepted my orientation as part of me. I am proud that I'm still on this world and didn't give up. I am proud that I didn't let politicians convince me that I'm not a human. People who are not part of discriminated minorities might not understand it how good it feels to finally get beck your basic human pride, because they never had it taken away from them.
I can't say my life as lesbian in this country is perfect, but would I choose to be hetero if I could do it? Definitely no, I wouldn't change any of my non-negative traits to gain people's sympathy. I'm no longer the same person I used to be when I discovered my orientation and honestly, I like myself way better now. I owe this change both to myself and to some cool people who accepted me.

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