I'm grateful for my parents accepting my sexuality「我的妈妈和我一起完成自我认同」
Tiny Yang is a lucky lesbian in China.
Before she went abroad for further education, her mother asked if she was dating with a girl. Her silence allowed her to come out from the closet passively.
However, after she went to the United States, her mother tried her best to learn about and understand the LGBTQs on her own initiative through surfing on the Internet as well as consulting LGBT hotline. Although Tina was the first lesbian she knew in her life, and what’s more, Tiny is her own child, she gradually fulfilled self-identification with Tiny.
Tiny’s father is a traditional Chinese father who is not good at expressing himself and is always busy with work. He hasn’t showed his any opinions about Tiny’s homosexuality, but when Tiny is video calling with them, he always nods as her mother keeps talking. Tiny thinks these nods are good enough for her.
When you finish watching Tiny Yang’s story, you may find out that coming out doesn't mean catastrophe. Just like Tiny said, “Normalize” means you no longer feel you are different, and all of these emotions are just part of normal life experience.
More stories at OutChina: http://www.ChinaLGBT.org/
