And all other wonderful things that lesbians do together. It's very important that we don't deny our feelings. If we be who we truly want to be in our hearts, we can be surprised at how happy we can be. And we should think a lot about all our positive points, and being a lesbian is very positive. And I try to do things I feel good about doing.
All people have a right to feel good about themselves.
We're all valuable human beings. Developing self-esteem is very important for young people. It's hard for lesbian and gay youth to feel good about oursleves because all around us are people who believe that we're sick, or perverted, or destined to live very unhappy lives. When we feel like we have to hide who we really are, it can make us feel like hurting ourselves, like through alcohol, drugs, or suicide. We may feel very isolated, fearful, and depressed, especially if we've had no one to talk about the fact that we're lesbians.