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To every LGBTQIA+ person who has questioned their place in life: You’re strong. You’re important. You’re a lion. Let the world hear you roar.
Sexuality in sports became a nonfactor. Whom you were attracted to off the field didn’t matter. If you could get the ball to the goal without falling, you were in.
“A good heart doesn’t need a reason; take care of people the way you’d want them to take care of you,”
“And you’re just a boring virgin.” Sebastian’s mouth tightens as he whispers, “I’m not a virgin, dickhead.” “Oh, that’s right. Just with guys, correct?”
How can anyone know what they’ll do with their whole lives, when he can’t figure out where or even if he’s going to college?
strength isn’t measured by a guy’s ability to drain a six-pack and not cry.
It’s scary, coming out to his parents. When it comes to being anything other than straight, it seems there’s a fine-print clause: a penalty for full disclosure when you belong to the LGBTQ community. Sebastian doesn’t get it. It shouldn’t matter if he falls for a girl or boy. Love is supposed to be a happy, comforting emotion, but it always comes with conflict. And being anything but straight means making these huge declarations to the people closest to you.
Why the hell isn’t working through feelings a class offered to middle school kids? As soon as puberty hits, all of a sudden people find reasons not to like you: weight, height, acne, sexuality, race, parents’ income, whatever. Confidence is earned by how many flaws you can find in someone else.
I spent so much time caring about you, I didn’t know anyone else existed.”
The world shouldn’t be like that; people shouldn’t be irrationally unaccepting.
“Guys are beautiful. And girls are handsome. Words aren’t gender-specific. Don’t be some jock asshole about this.”
“We all do it, mate. We all have things about our body we hate.”
Acceptance has an amazing effect on people who pretend they don’t need it.
The future is only grim because people see it that way. It’s unpredictable. Life is a summer storm of insecure thoughts. There’s an umbrella of precautions to prevent insecurity, but it doesn’t always keep the rain out of your face.
