I think my parents are OK but I don’t want to take any big risks. I’m still a minor

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    If that’s the case I’ll just ditch my laptop. Have shit I can sell. Can’t own a bank acc. Too young. As fory phone. I’m running grapheneos so that should be ok. Guess I’ll stay in the closet for a few years. Assuming I don’t stick a knife in my neck

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      If you can’t open a bank account then prepaid debit cards are an option, and you can buy them with cash. You may also be able to get a PayPal or cashapp account and they both offer debit cards in the US. I don’t recall if those two ask for age or an ID to verify, and venmo may also be an option but I’ve never used it personally.

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      I’d also recommend seeing what sort of laws are in your state. Do you know any family that is confirmed to be cool around “the gays”?

      Also, I just really wanted to comment because i want you to know that you’re not alone out there, and that theres a lot of solace you can find on spaces like these. Tumblr and Reddit were formative for me even though i began identifying as nonbinary yesrs later.

      Lastly is there a Gay-Straight Alliance (or the more forward names they call em now but i forget) at your school? Joining a safe space could also help a lot in terms of mental health without necessarily coming out to your parents.

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                  😬 cringe

                  The “lgb” group is kidding themselves if they think by helping the right wing go after gender identity they’ll be spared from the culling.

                  I find that with people who think like that, they can have that view softened up alot if you try and actually ask them to articulate why they think it’s a mental illness, but specifically you have to act innocent about it, like you don’t understand why it would be a mental illness and you’d like him to explain it to you.

                  Their response to that can also help inform future steps.