I feel most free when I’m in my room and just relaxing with friends, because I feel free enough to be myself and I don’t feel the need to censor myself because my friends are used to how I am and understand how I function.

When I came out to my dad and his side of the family, I didn’t really feel free. They aren’t as open about it. I was judged and questioned the whole time. But when I came out to my friends, they were more supportive. Plus they also came out to me, so it just felt better to me.

One of my main interests is anime. I feel at peace watching theses things because it gives me the freedom to feel things and be in my own world. Some of my favorite anime scenes are when the characters are falling. To me, these scenes feel peaceful and like freedom. I know that I see freedom pretty differently than other people. I wanted to share these scenes to present freedom from a different perspective, from my perspective. I believe seeing through other people’s perspective is important because it shows how everyone sees things and you can get an idea of how others would feel.

In my experience, being free means having your own opinions and choices, and just having peace and being able to be yourself without judgement.