Pretty emotional video to watch as well. Thanks for this and I admire your bravery. From the video you seem like a wonderful person. It must be so tough to try and cope with a family that chooses to be this ignorant and incredibly evil when it comes to someones sexuality. But a thing that I just wrapped my head around a little while ago is that I really am who I am, If I keep true to my morals, and follow a the path that my values lead me on, and accept all this as the correct and true way for me, then I found that what other people think doesn't affect me any more. My need to be accepted by others has disappeared and their opinions of me don't cause me pain anymore. I no longer worry about winning their approval or praise. Not to say I dont like praise any more, I probably like it more now than ever.. because now when I get praise it is praise for the real me.
Congratulations on you accomplishments against your struggles and on where you have gotten to today

. Listen for, believe in, and follow your heart as its the only thing that knows who you are, how you should behave, and where you need to go. Don't worry about the approval, comments, direction, and judgment of others.. no matter how ignorant, harsh and evil... as the world and people are really so full of shit.. it can make you want to die.. If you accept yourself you won't care who accepts you. If you are doing what's right for you and someone says it wrong, or that you should do it some other way, or does not approve.. then you dont need those people or want them around anyway. Be yourself and the people who are supposed to be in your life will be there and all the others will disappear down the street, still yip yapping thier evil judgmental bull shit, at who ever hasn't learned not to to pay attention..
If you learn to love yourself then this allows the people who love you to find their way into you life
