Growing up gay is, shall we say, a unique experience. But looking back, it's also clear that many of us* had a lot in common. So in celebration of Pride Month, here are some of the funniest tweets about growing up gay.
*But not everyone, so please don't yell at me in the comments.
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Me growing up gay
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growing up gay in a red state is a better acting school than Juilliard
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*Growing up gay* Family: You look so handsome I bet the ladies are all over you! My gay ass:
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Growing up gay.
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Growing up gay means you were thoroughly upset when the gym teacher divided the class into boys and girls.
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Growing up gay is knowing exactly what “can I ask you something” means
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Growing up gay and closeted means instinctively flipping your phone over anytime a family member walks into the room
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no one: me growing up gay:
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Him: "are you gay, bro?" Me: "no way man, I have posters of naked women in my room!" #GrowingUpGay
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Growing up gay and closeted means having to pick dare any time you played Truth or Dare
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When extended family would ask “when are you gonna bring a girl home?” #GrowingUpGay
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Growing up gay be like
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#GrowingUpGay watching Style Network or Oxygen with the remote firmly in your hand in case someone walks in the room
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growing up gay meant being terrified of talking in your sleep because you might say you had a crush on john in your science class
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growing up gay for me was thinking that the first guy i dated would serenade me with an acapella version of teenage dream like darren criss on glee when we really just met on a dating app, saw a movie, and ghosted each other after mutually sending the “nice meeting you! :)” text
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Growing up gay was being the first person in your class to advance from a pencil to an actual pen because your handwriting was gay-neat
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Growing up gay in the early 2000s starter pack
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