Response 14

Demographics

First Name: Natalie

Age: 18

Gender/Pronouns: Female (she/her)

Sexuality: Bisexual

Region/Area: Louisville, KY

Race/Ethnicity: White

Story

When I came out to my friends, they were all very accepting. I came out to my parents 3 years after my brother also came out as bi. My family is pretty liberal, but they often questioned my brother about whether he was sure, whether he was just gay/straight, etc. When I came out, my parents were more comfortable with the idea, and were pretty accepting. My mother said she knew from my hints, and asked me if I would ever marry a woman, and I responded that I would. She said she grew up with sisters and could never think of them like that, to which I responded yes, because they’re your sisters, and that’s incest. Later that day, she came into my room and cried about potentially not having grandchildren. In June, she bought us a piece of rainbow cake for pride month. My dad never spoke to me directly about it, besides saying “okay”, but will occasionally repost things advocating for the LGBT community on facebook.