It's hard to freely express yourself especially in this part of the country. I'm glad Steemit has given you an outlet to openly discuss you desires, experiences, frustrations, joy and anxiety. I have been very guarded even here to not expose my true identity for fear that a coworker or family member might somehow stumble upon my blog or my wife's.

It sucks that the world is this way and I hope to someday not rely on a corporate job for a living and I can eventually let go of my need for acceptance and my fear of losing something I need because of merely discussing who I am as a person online. I tell myself I don't give a shit about what other people think sometimes and in doing so I'm only lying to myself.

I'm inspired by your acceptance of who you truly are. I'm glad you're finding some peace through sharing on this platform and I hope someday I'll achieve the same level of self acceptance and openness as you have.

Kind regards :) hope you and the Mr. are having a good weekend.