Lesbian Visibility Day

Being straight was always taught to me by default. Through school, media, society — it was presented as the only option. I thought liking boys was just a game we all played. I never felt anything real for the boys I crushed on because, to me, it was all a joke.

And then…

My first kiss with a girl felt like I tapped into the universe. It was like fireworks, like a volcano explosion, like a flutter of butterfly’s wings. My first time having sex with a girl felt like the most natural thing to occur. I felt like my most authentic self.

It was real, it always has been.

I loved deeply, and I wasn’t going to stop doing so just because somewhere in the world it is considered taboo.

Read my full story here.