Hi there,

I’m not on here often but I came across your post and wanted to respond. My belief is that if a friend or family member won’t accept your true identity than they should be cut out of your life completely, as it’s not healthy or in the best interest of your emotional well being. Nobody should EVER have to keep their soul prisoner in order to make anyone happy (family/friend) or be in fear of being rejected. Just because you’re related by blood doesn’t mean anything and certainly doesn’t make them your family! Acceptance, deep love and understanding does. It is your birth right to be true to the real identity that is inside. Suppressing your sexual identity can cause severe depression, anguish, suicidal thoughts and broken romantic relationships as the fear also causes all those symptoms, fear destroys any romantic potential in its path. That being said, suppressing your true sexual identity to please society, religion or family members is not loving & valuing yourself, never forget that your complete happiness is #1 and ALWAYS comes first before pleasing others. If your family TRULY loves you like a real family should, they will love and accept you as you are, unconditionally. They will not change or persuade your thoughts with their religious beliefs if they care about your happiness. People that deeply love you and deeply care about you will tell you that all they want for you is to see you happy and that also means accepting you being a lesbian too.

Always stand up for yourself and be true to your identity to your family. Nobody should ever have to fear being rejected or live a miserable life because their BEAUTIFUL SOUL is prisoner to suppression in order to feel accepted. Love begins with loving yourself, when you accept yourself as you are inside & out without needing the approval of others. I wish the best for you and that you will stand your ground and be true to yourself and to others around you, wether that’s your family or friends.

You deserve to live a life of pure real happiness. Make that priority and you will see your life change for the better, mentally and spiritually all your symptoms of depression will go away once you free your soul from the prison you created because you were told all your life that religion is #1 – WRONG! Your happiness is and will ALWAYS be #1 and that means freeing your soul from the prison/surpression it has been in all these years.

I send you a lot of love, hugs, warmth and light your way. <3 May you begin to live your life with an abundant amount of UNCONDITIONAL LOVE for yourself and for the woman you decide to be with or marry someday.

Namaste~

Elle Tinker

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