Latina Voices Community Blog

-By Nory

Liz, I cried a rainbow!! I have to give it to you this was a great article. So many people suffer for the fear of coming out the closet would hinder their growth, lose their friends, lose their family, however, the people they lose don’t realize they’re missing out on such an amazing person!! They look at the sexual part of it not the emotional part!!

A special person in my life has told me, “I didn’t ask to be this way, I tried to be what society wanted me to be. I don’t want to disappoint anyone!! I want to scream out loud I am gay and I am proud knowing that everyone around me might fall to the floor in shame,but i wouldn’t care because I was finally free!! I want to be loved how everyone is loved!! I want to be free to love who i want to love! I can’t change who I am I’m going to be who I am! “This person had sacrificed so much happiness and with many attempts on trying to take their life they finally realized it was time!!!

This person lost all friends afraid and alone! When this person told me I didn’t expect it! you hate me now cause I’m A queer?!! I went into silence 24 hrs, later I went to this person and said,”Who am I to judge you? I had gay and lesbian friends in high school and I didn’t care about that they were my friends, (except for one girl who took me aside who found it important to really tell me her story. I did the same thing then I respected her for having the courage to come and tell me.) I love you no matter what!!

What made me answer so fast is that this person is he is my son and I had to stand by him as his mother not only that but I wanted him to be happy!! All the suffering he has gone through alone my heart ached , most of all he said,”Mom I can’t help it I want to be loved too!! My grandparents don’t know they are older and in the last 2 years they had their health problems he wanted to not make them suffer!