I see a lot more of the LGBT community in this town than I ever have. Growing up in a town smaller than this one, I hid who I was not because I was ashamed but because everyone said it's wrong. I even thought my own mother wouldn't accept it. When I graduated Highschool my mom sent me to my aunt in the Lou. She told me go get your hair cut and smiled at me. I couldn't believe it! My ears turned red with embarrassing excitement. She dropped me off and I went into the salon and the woman cut my hair into freedom. I felt so free, I walked back to my aunts. She went off asking why I didn't call her to pick me up. I said we walked everywhere, I'm from the country. She said I was from there first and you don't just go walking in the Lou by yourself. I said well auntie, I feel so free and I'm ok. She smiled again and hugged me and said she loved the cut. Went home that weekend and said mom I have something to tell you. I started crying, she thought the worst. I said I'm a lesbian. I'll never forget the look on her face. She said is that all you had to tell me? I've been your mom your whole life and if you think I didn't know you are CRAZY. I was waiting for you to tell me. As long as you are happy, that's all that matters. I love you & always will no matter what. Then she laughed and said your aunt knew. Cutting my hair meant more than coming out. It was breaking a chain of abuse, being forced to do something I didn't want to do. I read the Bible all the time and for those who say we are wrong for loving is insane. We are created by God. Man and woman has took a major shit all over the word of God. Leviticus simply states that man is not to lay with man as he does with woman. (no backdoor on women). When you find out who you are(I've always known) be yourselves. I think a lot of straight people hate us because in some type of way they are jealous. God wiped everyone out in Sodom and Gammorah because they were raping, men, women and kids. I ❤️❤️❤️ us for be who we are