17 Struggles Only People Growing Up Queer Will Understand

27 July 2016, 15:49 | Updated: 19 November 2018, 14:33

By Woodrow Whyte

@WoodrowWhyte

Well this is awkward...

Growing up queer comes with its own unique pressures and problems, and it can often feel like you're the only one going through it. 

Thank god for the internet and hashtags. Now, you can find a community of like-minded people to share advice and stories. And what better way of venting your frustrations and fears with a good bloody meme. Seriously though, humour can be a saviour, especially in these troubling times, and these people have got it DOWN.

1. Ok, hands up, who's first kiss went down exactly like this?

girl-friends:wanna practice kissing
me : ............ #growingupqueer pic.twitter.com/Uc91MKhoy1

— cool dad (@whin_ona) July 22, 2016

2. Tfw your parents are trying to understand but not quite getting it.

#GrowingUpQueer
Mom: do u like boys or girls?
Me: yes

— Parmesean Kingston (@kroganlamer) July 2, 2016

4. Sometimes you feel like you're in the secret services.

#growingupqueer when ur teacher separates guys and girls to keep them from "getting distracted" but u like girls too pic.twitter.com/iRMk8YcUio

— Samantha Marie (@samanthab_99) July 2, 2016

5. Literally.

#growingupqueer "so when are you gonna get a boyfriend?" pic.twitter.com/5TWAIIgZmK

— Nozomom (@spooky_muldxr) July 17, 2015

6. Your school has a LONG WAY to go on challenging gender binaries.

#GrowingUpTrans when someone says, "Boys to the left, girls to the right." pic.twitter.com/bZXNSbYEC7

— Sam Murray (@kyloregret) July 5, 2016

7. If only...

When you leave having fooled people into thinking you're straight or cis. #growingupgay #growinguptrans pic.twitter.com/40psSS56UJ

— Mx. Masters Meow (@DarkTwistedMeow) July 3, 2016

8. Awkward encounters are pretty much a daily experience.

9. You think about holidays a little differently to your straight friends...

#growingupqueer
straight friend: i wanna visit all 50 states and really SEE america
me: pic.twitter.com/oTBoeXyDGe

— (@coquitopapi) February 25, 2016

10. :(

#growingupqueer pic.twitter.com/nZi9T8A5Mu

— sadie (@gaIacticqueen) July 27, 2015

11. Sleepovers (or lack of) with the opposite sex isn't a problem.

#GrowingUpQueer

can I sleep over (enter shordy name) house?

mom: as long as I talk 2 their parents. No boys.

me: pic.twitter.com/UVUvEPN4mS

— #L2N1 : Vol 1 (@iLLumiYANA) December 7, 2015

12. NOT AGAIN.

When you realize you're falling for a straight girl...again #Growinguplesbian #growingupqueer pic.twitter.com/M841pGqSwN

— Casual Captain (@capn_styles) March 21, 2016

13. Psychology lessons can get a little sketchy.

#growingupqueer walking into psych class, seeing this, and preparing for the worst pic.twitter.com/0FE9LYE223

— Aaron (@aaronnoski) November 19, 2015

14. Coming out while still in school can be dramatic, to say the least.

 

A photo posted by Meme School High (@memesxhoolrealted) onJul 1, 2016 at 8:32pm PDT

15. And there can be a lot of confusion too.

 

A photo posted by Searching For Admin's (@lgbt_flowers_) onJul 26, 2016 at 11:15pm PDT

16. And the stupid questions? Always with the stupid questions...

#GrowingUpTrans "but WHY dont you identify as the gender you were born wi-" pic.twitter.com/KcbvC4fwdM

— IAN (@ianaIexander) July 13, 2016

17. When in doubt, just send them this gif.

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