22 Of Pictures Of LGBT People As Kids That Will Genuinely Brighten Your Day

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    We asked the BuzzFeed Community to show us a picture that says "I've Always Been Gay" and here are some of their best submissions.

    1. I couldn't let my girls miss the air show! —Aaron

    2. I baked a cake and forced my family to sing "Happy Birthday" to a Britney Spears cardboard cutout. —Matt

    3. Always staying fresh. —Kyry5

    4. My mom always says she knew I was gay as soon as I popped out of the womb. —Heather

    5. My best friend found this photo from when we were in high school. —meanreed08

    6. This was my first day of 6th grade. I owned this pair of shorts in almost every color and wore them almost exclusively. —Miller

    7. When I came out to my dad he said: "I have known since you were five, come over and have some pizza." —Kelsey

    8. You can imagine how "shocked" my parents were. —Mary

    9. My identical twin brother and I decided to be Batman and Robin for Halloween. Guess I thought Robin needed to stand out a little more! —calvinmckee

    10. I LIVED in these Looney Tunes overalls and my jean bucket hat. It took me over a decade (after this photo was taken) to figure out that I was a lesbian, but looking back now - the signs were there. —Katie

    11. Even at age three I couldn’t sit in a chair like a normal person. —Alice

    12. My aunt got my mom whatever this thing is for Christmas and I took it as a photo opportunity. —Zach

    13. Striking a pose since the '90s! —Blake

    14. I didn't know I was gay yet but my mom's shirt sure did. —Jay Jay

    15. Serving face, stunting pretty. I'm the bitch from the "happiest place in the world." —cagedbird

    16. I can’t believe I didn’t know sooner. —Katherine

    17. Not really sure how my family could even be surprised when I came out seven years ago. #masc4masc —Christian

    18. Dancing > football. —eds22

    19. Giving my best Mariah Carey Christmas album cover realness look. —Andy

    20. I was very excited to sit on Smurfette's lap... —Jamie

    21. When you are so gay that you go past gay and turn into a mom. —theoneandonlyrjlarese

    22. Came across this picture a couple years ago and couldn't quite believe it. I'll let it speak for itself. #babybutch —Maddie

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