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are you happy you discovered this part of yourself? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by Bicyclejohn@lemmy.ml to c/lgbtq_plus

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I'm happy I found put I was bi. Explained a lot. Don't like biphobes and bigots tho

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[–] ma343 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Am I happy? I certainly feel more complete since I figured things out. I don't know though, it's almost like asking if I'm happy I'm right handed or have curly hair. Being pan is just part of me, and it's a part I embrace. I think when people talk about pride, what resonates to me is more "the complete absence of shame" rather than the feeling I get for accomplishing something. Happiness feels similar to me.

[–] thumbtack 2 points 1 year ago

i agree a lot with this. maybe it’s because i don’t feel like i had a lot of figuring things out with being bi? like, i just sort of was like “hmm i think i like girls” one day when i was younger, and now it’s no big deal. i’m happy for other people who consider it a larger part of their identity, but i haven’t felt that way in a very long time personally.

[–] jameskirk@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago

+1 for "pride is the complete absence of shame"