Hanging out with black folks put a lot of my insecurities to rest.

Dee – Minneapolis

I grew up in a world with Understanding, Love, and Patience.

Sumayyah – Seattle

Being true to myself means being both Black and White.

Sumayyah – Seattle

I grew up in a world with ignorant, hating, and racist.

Anonymous

5 is the earliest memory I have of feeling different.

Anonymous

I grew up in a world with rude, ignorant, and hating people.

ikraam – eagan

I grew up in a world with fun, uncertainty, and hypocrisy.

Kiran

I grew up in a world with fun, a bit of sweet uncertainity, and a lot of hypocrisy.

Anonymous

Having doubts about my sexuality is the earliest memory I have of feeling different.

Anonymous

Hanging out with a certain senior student from school put a lot of my insecurities to rest.

Kiran

Being true to myself means being both self-respecting and careful.

Kiran

My truth is a spectrum, and not a single point.

Kiran

7 is the earliest memory I have of feeling different.

Heather

Being true to myself means being both Fast paced and Organized.

Heather

I grew up in a world with Lies, Hate, and Shyness.

GOLDIEE – Dc

Teenage years is the earliest memory I have of feeling different.

GOLDIEE – Dc

Hanging out with My husband put a lot of my insecurities to rest.

GOLDIEE – Dc

Being true to myself means being both Confident and Outgoing.

GOLDIEE – Dc

My truth is Who I really am.

GOLDIEE – Dc

Being true to myself means being both honest and speaking what's on my mind.

Anthony – Atlanta

I grew up in a world with lots of kids, from poor families, and they were mostly Catholic.

Anonymous

Being true to myself means being both Myself and Anyone else.

Anonymous

I grew up in a world with whites, racists, and fakes.

Anonymous

5 is the earliest memory I have of feeling different.

Anonymous

I grew up in a world with Black, Urban, and working.

Anonymous

10 is the earliest memory I have of feeling different.

Anonymous

Being true to myself means being both kind and honest.

Anonymous

My truth is Black elite.

Anonymous

I grew up in a world with unnecessary honesty, lies, and judgement.

Vannessa – Saginaw

Eleven is the earliest memory I have of feeling different.

Vannessa – Saginaw

Being true to myself means being both Inspired and Powerful.

Vannessa – Saginaw

My truth is My own future, with my own choices.

Vannessa – Saginaw

I grew up in a world with diversity, inclusion, and inequity.

Anonymous

I grew up in a world with life, cement, and sports.

Anonymous

Being true to myself means being both kind and assertive.

Anonymous

I grew up in a world with christianity, football, and country music.

Lana – College Station, TX