Okay, so every year during pride month I get the urge to come out to my family, but I know they would not take it well as they are super religious. I once tested the waters by casually dropping that I didn't think being queer was bad and that I supported the LGBTQIA+, and my mom started yelling and almost crying, asking where I'd gone wrong, sent me a bunch of scriptural references to read that apparently say how wrong it is, then was weirdly stiff and quiet towards me for a few days. I had to do my super sweet, funny, attentive routine as damage control to bring things back to normal. Anyway, that was just over saying I was an ally, so I know that telling them I'm bisexual would almost definitely go badly.

My younger sister and two of my friends are the only ones who know IRL because my other friends are also religious and "don't believe in that sort of thing". They are wonderful people though and have been my best friends since I was around 10, and I don't want them to treat me differently or lose them altogether if I did choose to come out to them. As a result, I don't really have a lot of people I can be myself around.

Anyway, keeping it all bottled up and knowing I can't tell them is making me feel kind of heavy and sad, so I'm looking for book recommendations where the character's family and friends are supportive of their sexuality since I know I'm never going to get that! I would prefer bi, pan, or lesbian fmcs since I would relate to that the most, and I'm down for any genre. Here's to living vicariously through books! 🥂

Also, and this has been said before by others (and will probably be said again many more times), but I want to say I deeply appreciate how inclusive and supportive Pagebound is. I love how open I can be, and being able to interact with so many amazing people is the best thing. Thank you Jennifer and Lucy for this amazing app, and to the users for being such a wonderful community! I am so thankful that I found you! 🥰