Coming out for me at the age of 16 was a major sigh of relief. It was actually more like I was “outted” when a fellow student caught me kissing another girl in the girl’s bathroom. Weird thing is I was never really trying to hide it; I was just living in my truth and was completely ok with that. 
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I didn’t think it was a big deal, but being that I attended an uppity “Christian” school at the time it was the scandal of the year! I either had to denounce homosexuality by signing a contract denying my truth or face immediate expulsion. But despite pressure from so-called friends & my biological mother (who was also a teacher at said school); I refused to perpetuate a lie just to make others comfortable and decided to live in my truth.
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For the most part, my family (all but 1) and closest friends were super supportive and vowed to continue to love and accept me as I was. This is me and who I loved was not going to change that.
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I’m so grateful to celebrate life and another year of PRIDE!! Pride in how I started, Pride in how much I have grown and Pride in continuing to live my truth with my soulmate @chris_lbcpartyof5
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What is PRIDE to you? Let’s spread some love and positivity in the comments below 
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: @iam.courtneylene
I Will Live My Truth With Pride
Name: Chelsea LaTorre-Brown
Pronouns: She/Her
Instagram: lbcpartyof5
