This is me

Hi,I'm Juan Lopez but that's just a name. Growing up my family has been involved in gang activity for as long as I can remember and finding myself was not easy. I grew up surrounded by violence and intensity in my community and at the young age of 12 I was submitted into a gang which shall remain nameless. As you age finding your self already is such a hard task but I always knew I was different from everyone I was spending my time with. I was not attracted to females like all the other gang members talked about and shared there horrific stories about women . I felt a strong connection to males which was not so highly looked upon. Basically punishable by death in the eyes of this gang. I was in this gang til I was 19 years old and witnessed some of the most horrific things happen to people even apart of my own group who showed any form of difference from the rest. This terrified me and so for 7 years of my life I hid who I actually was from the world and now hear I am,23 years old sharing my story. I've embrased who I am and am now in a relationship with a wonderful man who's the most understanding person in the world who likes me for me. The point of this is to just explain to always be yourself no matter what the circumstance is and never hide who you are because you feel like you won't be accepted cause those were the worst 7 years of my life.stay true to you, thank you.