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An Open Letter to the Closeted Kids Whose Eyes Reveal Their Struggles




Hi, Kapatid!


The look in your eyes tells a story that the world has yet to hear.


I see the smile you try so hard to hide whenever someone says something reassuring for people like us. I know there’s nothing you wouldn’t give to live free even just for a day, but you’ll get there. In your own time, you’ll walk these streets feeling comfortable in your own skin without the guilt or pressure of fitting into someone else’s mold. The most wonderful things take time, langga. It took me more than a decade too before I finally got to breathe but there’s no fixed time for a person to come out. You don’t even have to if you don’t want to. Live for yourself because everyone else is too occupied living for themselves too. This month gives quite the hype for our big family, so if you find yourself wanting to talk to someone who could understand, I’ll do my best to be that person.


A very long time ago, those before us risked everything so kids like us can breathe comfortably in our own skin. You are a wonder, your existence in this world is someone’s greatest legacy.


May our colors someday shine with the sun.


-Gie, an out and proud pansexual college student from Negros :)


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