Here is why I will never try to convince my parents about the Pride community. And this is a crucial understanding from my side.

According to every religious manuscript, love can only exist between a man and a woman. It is the only method of showing affection. I am not going against any religion here. These notions have injected a strict conservative thought in people. So, it gets believed that romance between the opposite gender is the only legitimate method on the planet.

I will not claim that everyone belonging to this generation has accepted the reality of orientations, but our parents will only ignore this.

Trust me, the amount of confusion generated in their head is not silly. They are constantly fighting thoughts. On one edge, they see talks about the pride community. Yet, their ethics force them to disagree. I like to substantiate it with the conclusions that my parents have figured out.

Honestly, I could only laugh at the conversation that we had.

During the initial days of my college, I asked my parents about the community. I asked them if they would accept anyone of us if we recognize ourselves as belonging to the community. 

Her answer was a clear NO. According to her, the world has a system, and its equilibrium gets maintained in different ways. The sexual attraction is one of those.

Some beliefs are powerful. Just like how every nazi believed in Hitler's words, people are blind in their ideologies.

I fought with my mother that day. We argued so much that I forcefully hung up on her. Convincing, here seemed to be of no use.

Another day, at home, I had a conversation with my father. He said that these orientations are from societal influences, and they get treated with therapy. Again, this gave rise to an argument, and I even had to google to make him understand. The truth was that he was never willing to.

We stopped talking about the community. It almost felt as if there was a ban for the discussion. I could only remain spellbound at the reluctant behavior.

Two days back, we happened to jolt back the conversation again. Interestingly, there was an upgrade. My father just ignored the discussion, and my mother found a new theory.

According to her, gender orientation is now a disfunction. Gays, lesbians, and others belonging to the community should accept their flaws and should suffer. She pities them. They should never marry, instead accept their fate. When I asked her why is it a dysfunction, she said that not everyone is perfect.

I could only laugh at this. Is gender orientation an imperfection? I don't understand why people are not trying to accept certain realities.

In the end, I decided to stop convincing my parents. I believe that someday, they will come to better conclusions. Let the world teach them.

I am still with the community. Today, I can feel the pain, and I want them to be free one day. I will never deviate from my thoughts on this and will keep writing for them.

Have you ever heard your elder's stance on this? What are their thoughts? If you have never asked, then it is high time for it.