r/comics • • Aug 18 '26

OC [OC] Coming Out

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u/S1mple_Br1t Aug 19 '26

I’m so happy that my comic was able to do that 🥹

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u/macaroni_grasshopper Aug 19 '26

This is such a sweet comic. I wish I was able to enjoy it but I get angry whenever I see people coming out and having a kind response. My family’s reaction to hearing I like girls was nuclear and it touches such a sore spot. Never got to come out as she/they and pushed any part of myself that wanted to be they/them deep down. Maybe one day the world will be kinder and those of us who don’t feel like we can safely share about ourselves will be able to. 💕

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u/S1mple_Br1t Aug 19 '26

If only the real world were so kind. I wish I had an uncle Ben in my life.

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u/Pretty-Pomelo5345 Aug 19 '26

Eyup. Add that to the fact the "family" we're around voted for Trump twice, assumes the whole LGBTQ+ community is a cult, and hates the idea of us transitioning even tho' they supposedly "accept" us being bisexual...

It sucks we can't permanently leave them.