Queer Friendships Are a Lifeline
Bisexual acceptance is a difficult journey
We live in two different worlds that I wish could overlap in a healthy, empathetic manner more often.
Genuine friendships require trust, understanding, respect, love, and acceptance. When we add the extra layer of a queer identity into the mix, sometimes acceptance goes out the window.
They claim to love us, but not our “lifestyle choices.” They “love the sinner, but hate the sins.”
If your love is conditional, I’d much rather you not bother loving me at all.
Queer friendships are quite different because they can provide unique validation and understanding that are often missing in straight relationships. They can aid us in shaping our identities in ways that foster self-acceptance and emotional growth that go beyond the heteronormative society we are boxed into.
We lean on each other for a certain level of emotional comfort that not many others can provide. Not that they necessarily don’t want to, but the nuances of navigating our queer identities require a different kind of support.
Shared experiences, empathy, and the unspoken connections that come from living through similar challenges and joys help us embrace who we are.
