LGBT Questioning Identity can lead to lack of self-acceptance

People are confused about how they identify themselves. Some people are too ashamed to ‘reveal’ their identities or some are just open about it. There are many terms in the LGBT community that others can identify themselves as.

People often tend to question their identity because they are confused of what they feel or they don’t necessarily know what some of the terms in LGBT mean. Also, some people may know what they identify themselves as but are not open about it because they are worrying about how others may judge them.

Whether it’s questioning your identity or just not being open about it, the way you view it can lead to lack of self-acceptance.

A female in LGBT who identifies themself as bisexual stated, “I think lack of self-acceptance sucks. You should love who you are despite your identity or even if you’re questioning. It wasn’t easy accepting myself. At first I thought something was wrong with me because I like girls just like how I like guys. Then my best friend told me that there’s nothing to be ashamed. She was right. I am me regardless of my sexuality and everyone should be proud too even if they are questioning. It’s ok.”

Paul Monette gave an interview on GoodReads and said, “Self pity becomes your oxygen. But you learned to breathe it without a gasp. So, nobody even notices you’re hurting.”

Not knowing what a person identifies themself as can be hard because they may feel as if they don’t fit in with ‘normal’ people. They may feel as if they don’t belong. Not knowing what you are can bring major lack of self-acceptance.

Some of the most common terms in LGBT are pansexual, bisexual, lesbian, & gay.

• Being pansexual is when a person is attracted to others regardless of their gender identity or biological sex.

• Being bisexual is when a person has a sexual attraction to both men and women.

• Being lesbian is when a women are attracted to other women.

• Being gay is when men are attracted to other men.

It’s okay not to know what you identify yourself as because for some people it may take longer to find out then others who already know what they are. The way you see yourself can occasionally affect the way others view you as well.

In the future, more support can help others accept themselves more.