LGBTQ+ People, Tell Us The Advice You Would Give To Young Queer People That You Wish You Had Gotten

For LGBTQ+ people the process and journey to discovering who you really are and of self-acceptance can be a long one — and it’s also a journey in which you make mistakes or learn lessons the hard way.

Of course, nobody’s journey is the same and there is no guidebook. But eventually, you do look back and wish you could tell your younger self so many things or wish someone had given you advice from their own experiences.

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So we want to know: What advice would you give young queer people that you wish you had gotten yourself?

Maybe you want to tell them some of the things you wish you'd known about before coming out — like how to tell friends and family or maybe resources they can reach out to.

Or perhaps you would tell them what type of situations are bound to happen in their first relationship and how to best navigate them.

Maybe you would tell someone who is still struggling to come out that their journey is valid and that there is no time clock for when they need to come out — particularly if they're in an unsafe situation.

Or perhaps you don't have any advice — just words of encouragement and positivity that you feel every queer young person should hear (especially now with so much anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ+ legislation being passed and proposed across the US).

It's time to share that wisdom and advice you want to pass down to younger LGBTQ+ people. Tell us in the comments and your response could be featured in a future BuzzFeed Community post! Or, if you’d rather remain anonymous, simply fill out this form instead.