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Holly Robinson Peete’s Daughter Ryan Comes Out As Gay

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June 30, 2020

Holly Robinson Peete’s Daughter Ryan Peete Comes Out Of The Closet As Gay

Holly Robinson Peete’s daughter Ryan Peete has come out of the closet as a gay woman. Ryan described how difficult her journey was, and told fans that she’s finally at a place where she now loves and accepts herself.

The 22 year old college graduate told her fans, “I’ve been openly gay for about a year and a half now. I never thought that I’d ever be this comfortable with myself, and it’s crazy to me that I can now say this with pride.”

But she had many dark days before accepting her sexuality. She explained, “I spent most of time in college severely depressed as I struggled to accept myself.”

Holly Robinson Peete's Daughter Ryan Peete Comes Out Of The Closet As Gay

According to Ryan, the rest of her family accepted her completely. “I’m thankful for my immediate family, who accepts and embraces me fully with open arms. I’m grateful for the friends I made while in school who were there for me when I was at my lowest.”

“I’m thankful for all of the black queer people before me who fought for my right to live my life authentically and openly. In the midst of everything going on, here is a friendly reminder: If your revolution doesn’t include black queer voices, it’s anti-black.”

“Happy pride month, thank youuuuu ❤️” she ended the post.

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I was debating making this post, but it’s important to me so I’m going to go forth! I haven’t directly talked about this on Instagram, but I’ve been openly gay for about a year and a half now. I never thought that I’d ever be this comfortable with myself, and it’s crazy to me that I can now say this with pride. Coming to terms with this has not been a comfortable journey. I’m forever grateful for my time at NYU and all of the incredible experiences I had in college. But if I’m going to be completely transparent, I spent most of time in college severely depressed as I struggled to accept myself. There were times while in school where I didn’t want to exist anymore because I didn’t want to be gay. I was reading old journal entries from my junior year, and and breaks my heart thinking about how much I hated myself as I struggled to contextualize the confusing feelings I had for girls. Liking women used to bring me a lot of shame, but I’m so grateful for the comfort I have in myself now. I’m thankful for my immediate family, who accepts and embraces me fully with open arms. I’m grateful for the friends I made while in school who were there for me when I was at my lowest. I’m thankful for all of the black queer people before me who fought for my right to live my life authentically and openly. In the midst of everything going on, here is a friendly reminder: If your revolution doesn’t include black queer voices, it’s anti-black. Happy pride month, thank youuuuu ❤️

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