cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/49671489
Recently today I realized that I am in fact a trans girl. I made a post about it in !asktransgender@lemmy.blahaj.zone and after that I was reflecting a lot on my past, the mistakes I’ve made, and I realize I’ve made a lot of them. I’ve said horrible things about and to LGBTQ people, and just awful shit in general when I was younger. I was a young and stupid kid and I would say horrible things online, things I heard from other people or read online. Things I now regret and feel horrible about. I know I can never excuse any of them just because I was younger but I do deeply regret those mistakes, and I am deeply sorry I said any of those things. I know that isn’t an excuse but I hope people can find it in them to forgive me for my awful mistakes and accept me as a new person.
Working through your own internalized bigotry is never comfortable, but I’m proud of everyone that can admit it exists and commit to growing out of it.
It is never too late to grow, and it is never too late to be yourself. Honest, sincere congratulations on finding your truth.
