Personal Narrative: My Hmong Family

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I admit. I am quite naive about the world. I am raised in Kansas where I rarely see a Hmong person at the supermarket. To be blunt, I am not heterosexual. So, I have never connected with anyone who looks like me and is also not heterosexual. Looking for a model as an awkward high schooler was incredibly difficult. I often pretend I was straight for the purpose of being normal around the few Hmong people I know and see around; and my fabricated behavior is often encouraged because I was born to a heavily Christianized Hmong family. My family and I are what anyone would call ‘new believers’ and our faith burns like a beacon in the dark. It is also important to note that Lutherans, particularly WELS, are not the biggest supporter of the LGBTQ

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