Here and Queer

by Rowan Ellis

and support after you came out to them. I hope you make eye contact with a cute girl while reading this on the train and she gives you a shy smile when she sees the front cover.

The foreword of this book is so heartwarming.. I love it!

You are the only person who knows if you’re gay, or bi, or pan, or ace, or any other identity on the wonderful LGBTQ+ spectrum.

This is so incredibly right. Me too. I am the only person whoI am. And now, I'm proudly admit that I am aro-enby

The truth is that no one can decide for you.

100% AGREE!

AROMANTIC/ARO Someone who experiences little or no romantic attraction to other people.

This is me!

GENDER FLUID

I love how this book explains everything so so so clear about queer community

Someone who doesn’t identify with a single fixed gender, or has a gender identity that may shift. GENDER IDENTITY Our personal understanding and experience of our own gender, and how we label our gender. GENDERQUEER Someone whose gender identity is outside of fixed labels and binaries of gender.

NON-BINARY An umbrella term for anyone with a gender identity that is not only male or only female, and this might include identifying with no gender, multiple genders, or a new gender entirely. For some people, their gender identity can shift or be “fluid” across their life or day to day. PANSEXUAL/PAN Someone who has the potential to be attracted to all gender identities/expressions. PRONOUNS A word to refer to someone you are talking about, e.g. she/her, he/him, they/them. These words often “match up” with someone’s gender, but they don’t always. There are also less well-known pronouns, and people who use multiple pronouns, e.g. she/they, ze/zir.

My identity💛🤍💜🖤 For pan, my previous identity when I'm still a questioning one

THE GOOD THINGS ABOUT COMING OUT First, I want to talk about some reasons why people come out. So often, conversations about coming out are filled with warnings and dread—but it can also be a moment to celebrate.

I'm agree. But, for some reason coming out can be a traumatic experience too... if it was... being forced... when you're not ready yet. We have example of the real people. Kit Sebastian Connor. Full stop.

Coming out is about coming to terms with how you feel about your identity and how you want other people to view your identity. Because of that, you may have to come out, even to yourself, more than once. It’s totally okay to come out as one thing at first, and then later on realize that you’ve had a shift in your identity and you see your sexuality or your gender differently.

So, to came out as two different sexual identity is really okay, right? Because I did that...

One LGBTQ+ symbol I’m 99.9% sure you know about is the six-stripe rainbow flag. The idea of the flag started in the 70s when artist Gilbert Baker created an eight-stripe flag which also included hot pink and turquoise stripes. This was refined to six stripes over the years and it became the symbol we use today. Each color has its own significance to the LGBTQ+ community:

LOVE THIS!

What does safe space mean to you?

Safe space means that when you came out as queer to someone.. you don't feel pressured or... intimidated. You feel safe and accepted. You feel like home💜

What does Pride mean to you?

Pride for me means... celebration!