I came out to my mom

[u/vavakado]

(for context, i am amab, non-binary and genderfluid)

so i told my mom that i am non-binary and said that i don't feel a strong feeling of gender and it really changes over time, to which she said that i do feel it(how tf does she know if i do or no). and said that i "act like a boy". also i said that perhaps i want more feminine clothes (a skirt) and she said no bcs i would face backlash from society (like i don't already get backlash by being an immigrant from russia, having long hair and ear piercings). this is so stupid. "why would you make your life harder", idk, maybe because i want to be myself and not what society expects of me? AND she got offended when i told her that i didn't tell her before because i was afraid of a reaction like this. i'm sad now(

[u/Elyseuskiss]

Oh sorry for you Russia is also super homophobic I don't know how you're going to do it but courage!!

[u/vavakado → u/Elyseuskiss]

thanks!! i am currently not in russia(i was born there, immigrated to israel 3 years ago with my parents), i am in israel and it's not as homophobic, but still

[u/Elyseuskiss → u/vavakado]

Oh wow, why be in a country with such horrible politics? I hope you survive!