Reiner Endrios

My whole life turned around the day I realised I was different. I felt ashamed, because I thought it was wrong. Then I learned, and learned, and learned.

But I was always afraid to tell anyone. Afraid enough that I would stop breathing, stop thinking, whenever something came close to revealing the truth about me.

I came to college hoping I could finally open up. I found that people understanding was only an assumption. I heard it laughed at. I heard it called a trend. I heard it called a disease. It broke me, and I still did not give up on myself.

When I began telling people, it went differently from what I expected. Those I was sure would never accept me supported me the most. Some of those I trusted most pulled away.

It hurt. It also taught me to cherish the friends and family who refused to leave when things got hard. I give people endless chances because I see more good in them than the world tells me to. I'm not a saint. I have been wrong, and I was forgiven, and that is where I learned.

I built this place for anyone who still believes it is a choice, if they are willing to read the evidence. And I built it for anyone who is struggling, or who is trying to love someone who is. You are welcome here. I carry no hate for anyone. I only ask that nobody hands hate to people for loving.

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