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Hi, everyone. It's Sophia.

Welcome to Work in Progress.

Welcome back to Work in progress, friends.

Happy pride.

We are a week into celebrating love in June.

And we've gotten so many questions from folks lately that we felt like maybe this week

we do another Q&A. It's been a while.

So let us dive right in. Thank you for your questions. You know, some of them are very vulnerable.

Some of them are very nerdy and sweet. Some them really need to think and i yeah i just love

this stuff with you guys so let's dive right in on the subject of the month b said happy pride

i am ready to come out to my parents they're cool but, but I'm still nervous. Can you hype me up?

Oh, dear one, yes. Here's what I think about that. No matter where things fall on the scale for you

in your own house, whether your parents are pretty cool or very affirming of people,

queer people in the world,

or even if your parents might be whatever they are

that might make you feel afraid.

Coming out is a big deal because it forces you to integrate things. You might

not realize you'd been carrying all your life. You know, you learn as a queer person who is not out.

I also would sidebar for a moment and say people who experience

domestic violence learn this. People who have experienced sexual violence and not talked about

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