THE SILENT EXISTENCE

I travel a lot for work, attending conferences and big meetings here in the country, and I meet so many people. By the end of the day, though, when I open Tinder and see their profiles, it hits me how many opportunities and potential connections are just lost because of society's norms. It's kind of sad that we can't just be ourselves fully.

I know we're not supposed to blur the lines between professional and personal life, but meeting someone from the LGBT+ community in real life makes you feel less alone, like you exist. But when that existence has to stay silent, it’s tough. Up until now, I've only come across maybe two or three profiles of people I met at business events before I realized they were gay. And then, I couldn’t even bring myself to swipe right or left. It wasn’t about attraction, I felt felt nothing towards them just stupefaction and sympathy towards a human being like me that hides in the closet, I felt like if any connection or move should stay limited on consoling each other's souls not necessarily matching.