I have always known I was queer but only fully understood it when I was about 13 years old. Once I knew, I knew. I was part of a very heteronormative environment back then and I was terrified of coming out. I used to believe that something was terribly wrong with me, I didn’t have a support system back then or someone to tell me that I was okay.

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      I But everything changed for the better once I left school. I came out soon after and the community was so warm and welcoming. I met a lot of queer people in college – people who were just like me. For the first time in years, I felt like I fit in, like I had a chosen family that would always have my back.

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     I cut off all my hair and started expressing myself the way I really wanted to. It was freeing and liberating in ways I cannot express in words. It has been a really touch journey but I am happy it turned out this way. Right now, I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be – living my best queer life.

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