Audrey
My name is Audrey, and I am a lesbian Christian.
I have been super involved in the church since birth, as I’m a pastor's kid! I knew I was gay when I was 16, and I was terrified. I saw girls on TikTok that I had a HUGE crush on but had no clue what that meant because I had never liked a girl in person!
Pronouns: she/her
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I then ignored it for 3 years until I was 19 with my first WLW (women-loving-women) situationship, and my parents had no clue. I was so scared that they wouldn’t accept me anymore. Thoughts of getting kicked out, or not being loved anymore flooded my brain, but I knew who I was, and I had to find out what everything meant.
Fast forward to two months into being out to some of my friends but no family or extended friends… I got outed as bisexual to my parents, and there was a huge rift between us. I had hurt them more than I even comprehended at the time, and they hurt me in ways they still don’t fully understand. Here I am just over a year since I was outed, and I got to come out to my parents on my own terms, and it turned out so well.
They have now met my amazing girlfriend; they are working towards being as accepting as they can, and I love them so much for it. I am so proud of myself and my parents for sticking through the difficulties to come out even better in the end. It will get better, and things may totally and completely surprise you. You just have to give them a chance."
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