MIC.COM: HOW TO SURVIVE THE HOLIDAYS WHEN YOUR RELATIVES DON'T KNOW YOU'RE GAY

“It's okay to choose not to participate in faux straightness,” Goerlich continues. “It's okay to say — if only to yourself — that if you cannot be your authentic self, you're going to stay home. It's okay to decide that you're unwilling to lie about who you are or to hide your partner from your relatives. Give yourself permission to opt out of this paradigm.”
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