WOTS Love Week: No Labels, No Problem
I don’t remember if I ever came out in the traditional sense, because there was never a final discovery that needed to be shared. From day one, I always had the option to be whoever I wanted. I was raised by extremely accepting parents, and it surprises me that any adult wouldn’t want to use this parenting style, as it helped me grow into a very confident and self–accepting person. My family made a point to use words and phrases like “significant other” and “partner” instead of “boyfriend” or “girlfriend.” There was essentially no difference between loving a man or a woman, because I was lucky enough to grow up in a house where gender didn’t even play a role.