Alex Cooper

is this validation should i just feel good in this and should i not ask for more and if he's treating me like this like i can look past it because at least someone wants me and someone is you know giving me attention and so then you when you said something about validation and it helping me in my head it really did because

You do.

And from, you know, like then experimenting with your friends, like, do you remember when you finally realized like, okay, I think it's women for me here.

Immediately, deep down immediately.

When do you think your mind and your body connected and you were like, I have to accept this and... Um...

How did you feel with regard to your upbringing?

And I know you had said like, I didn't really have anyone around me who was gay.

And I didn't know with my parents or people around me, like how did everyone handle it when you did come out and just say like, this is who I am?

I think that's very relatable.

I think when you are financially or emotionally dependent on people, and I think that's why a lot of young kids are so scared to come out because they're like, I still live under their roof.

I know what their reaction is probably going to be.

And so it's so fear-based because it's not just...

you know, coming out and being open about your sexuality, which should be such a beautiful and celebrated thing.

There's so many repercussions that can come that actually safety wise for a lot of people.

It's just it is a privilege, unfortunately, which is so crazy to even have to say to this day.

So I see what you're saying where you're like, I had kind of cut those ties in that way of I made my own money.

I was this public person.

So if you don't like me, you can go fuck yourself kind of.

And what a freeing feeling that must have been.

When you were trying to search for relationships, what do you think at, in those like mid 20s was holding you back the most from happiness?