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My name is Rahxas and I came out two years ago. I was so nervous to come out because I was afraid that my parents would judge me, especially my mother. The first person I ever told I liked girls was my friend Troix (who also likes girls). She was so nice about it, so accepting. But, that's when I identified as bisexual (just in case people didn't like that I was a lesbian, I would force myself to be with guys even though I really didn't want to). Then, I came out to my older sister and that was a bit weird but I told her I didn't want her to tell anyone.

After a while, I decided to try to come out to my father because I thought he would be more accepting than my mother would be. However, it had the opposite effect. He told me it was just a phase and refused to believe that his daughter could like girls. After a while, I came out to more of my friends though I left it exclusively my closest ring of friends. When I felt comfortable, I posted on Instagram and I tweeted that I was a lesbian. From my friends, my generation, I got really positive feedback. Everyone was telling me they supported me.

And that's when I knew I had to tell my mom just in case I ever brought home a girl and introduced her as my girlfriend. I was so nervous that she wasn't going to accept me especially since my father, who I thought would be really accepting, didn't accept it at all (by the way, my parents are divorced so they don't talk to each other much). When I told my mother, she was at first shocked. After a few days of us not talking about it, she came up to me and told me that whatever I decide to do with my life, if I ever have a girlfriend or whatever I major in at my university, she'll support me 100%.

So far, she's lived up to that. At my university, she supports that I have decided to major in theater and I know that if I ever get a girlfriend, she'll accept that. However, I don't really talk to my father anymore because he doesn't seem capable of accepting who I am.