{"id":47,"date":"2022-03-24T11:09:43","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T15:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/communitiesarecritical\/?page_id=47"},"modified":"2022-04-06T11:03:40","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T15:03:40","slug":"majella-sheehan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/communitiesarecritical\/majella-sheehan\/","title":{"rendered":"Majella Sheehan"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThe dream I held so tight at 15 has been let go, and replaced by another. I dream that my future combines what for so long have been completely separate spheres of my life. That I can share with my family my now 7-year-long journey with queerness, and all of the people who\u2019ve come into my life because of it. And that I can share with my found family the people who raised me, the people whose growth inspires me every day.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

This story highlights my journey with queerness, from the anxiety that came with realizing i might not be straight and the fear of disappointing my parents if i chose to live my truth to the joy i\u2019ve found in being a part of so many other people\u2019s journey with queerness and growing alongside my parents to shed expectations about my future.<\/span><\/p>\n