When I came out, my mom, sister, and I were on our way home from the gym when we were listening to Dan Savage’s podcast, “Savage Love.” In this one, they were discussing Leelah Alcorn and her unfortunate, unnecessary suicide. My mom said to my sister and me, “If you ever feel like you are transgender — or that you need to come out to your dad and I for any reason — I just want you to know that I will completely support you and accept you.” That’s when I looked her straight in the eye and told her that I was asexual.
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