Painfully Relatable Memes for People Who Grew Up Gay

\u201cMy parents: Our son ISN\u2019T gay!!\n\n11 year old me in my moms heels:\u201d

— \ud83d\udcab\u2b50\ufe0f (@\ud83d\udcab\u2b50\ufe0f) 1536688320

\u201c#GrowingUpGay pretending to be straight\u201d

— \u2764\ufe0f\u200d\ud83d\udd25 HARLS \u2764\ufe0f\u200d\ud83d\udd25 (@\u2764\ufe0f\u200d\ud83d\udd25 HARLS \u2764\ufe0f\u200d\ud83d\udd25) 1437003670

\u201c#GrowingUpGay when the teacher splits up the boys from the girls and you sit there with all the straight boys like:\u201d

— James (@James) 1532477538

\u201c*in high school*\n\nPerson: Can I ask you a question?\n\nMe, a closeted homosexual: *Stunned silence* \n\nPerson: are you a gay? \n\nMe*:\u201d

— James (@James) 1536716109

\u201c#GrowingUpGay\u201d

— Gay Geek & Fabulous (@Gay Geek & Fabulous) 1537045202

\u201c#Growingupgay\nME: Can I have a sleepover?\n\nMUM: OK but no girls..\n\nME:\u201d

— Cam J Hall (@Cam J Hall) 1515701601

\u201c"OMG YOURE GAY!! IVE ALWAYS WANTED A GAY BEST FRIEND!!!!" #GrowingUpGay\u201d

— stanley (@stanley) 1436963589

\u201cCoworker: well you don\u2019t LOOK gay\nMe:\u201d

— Emma (@Emma) 1536711866

\u201cWhen your straight friends would say something gay and then say "No Homo!" #growingupgay\u201d

— \ud83d\udc51 The Mad Queen \ud83d\udc51 (@\ud83d\udc51 The Mad Queen \ud83d\udc51) 1467438734

\u201cWhen ppl asked me if I were gay while I was still in the closet so I had to act SHOOK \n#GrowingUpGay\u201d

— Demian 21 (@Demian 21) 1472522773

\u201c#GrowingUpGay and in the closet:\u201d

— marco (@marco) 1467477166

\u201cI got 99 problems but a guy aint one cause I'm still in the closet\n#growingupgay\u201d

— TYPICAL GAY TEEN (@TYPICAL GAY TEEN) 1449477806

\u201cWhen people start talking about gays and you're sitting there in the closet like #GrowingUpGay\u201d

— Southern Homo (@Southern Homo) 1436993972