Hey everyone it's Erica from Survivor 41 and I just had to support my dear friend

Evie on this project and I'm going to use this as an opportunity to share some advice.

We all know I came out publicly last year at the age of 34 so I'm considered someone

who came out quote unquote later and I'm saying later with air quotes if you're

just listening to the audio version of this I actually think that you can't come out later because you come out at the

perfect time for you so it's impossible to be late. Anyways, I have experienced a lot of

queer imposter syndrome and I have talked to people who have come out as adults and they have

experienced queer imposter syndrome too which I would describe as the feeling of

not being queer enough whether you feel like you don't look queer enough you haven't had enough queer enough. Whether you feel like you don't look queer enough, you haven't had

enough queer experiences, or you haven't been out that long, really for whatever reason

people don't feel valid and don't feel queer enough.

So this is my Pride Month advice

for anyone who might feel this way.

Your queerness is not defined by being certain

about your labels, because let's be be real labels change all the time.

Your queerness is not defined by completing this checklist of queer experiences that you think you need

to have.

Your queerness is not defined by how you present to the world,

whether it's more masculine, more feminine,

or an exciting mix of both or neither.

As long as there is something inside of you

that's telling you you are queer that is enough and if

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