Almost every LGBTQ or GSM person is in the closet at one point or another, and this is a collection of all the associated crap, from the depressing to the hilarious.
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White text on a rainbow background: Number 362, being afraid that your parents are only pretending to accept you
White text on a rainbow background: Number 361, when you don’t like the people in your GSA
Black text on a rainbow background: Number 360, that confused feeling of “please think I’m joking/realise I’m not joking” you get after calling a same-sex person attractive in a room full of friends
White text on a rainbow background: Number 359, having that one homophobic friend
White text on a rainbow background: Number 358, knowing people will support you but still being completely terrified
Black text on a rainbow background: Number 356, asking your religious parents if they’ll always love you and getting “as long as you stay moral”
White text on a rainbow background: Number 355, when you hear straight cis people complaining how “cowardly” the closet is
Black text on a rainbow background: Number 354, someone starts a rumour about you and you’re afraid to call them out on it in case they get suspicious
White text on a rainbow background: Number 353, that one friend who knows and accidentally talks insanely loud when you talk about it
Black text on a rainbow background: Number 352, being afraid that when you come out your parents will just be relieved that “there’s still a chance”
White text on a rainbow background: Number 350, “Why do you care so much about this gay stuff? You’re not one of them are you?”
White text on a rainbow background: Number 349, coming out takes seconds but explaining it takes hours
White text on a rainbow background: Number 347, being alone is still easier than hiding a relationship
White text on a rainbow background: Number 346, when someone asks why you wear so many rainbows
White text on a rainbow background: Number 345, “You’re just doing it for the attention”