Hi, I'm Sonu.
I'm gay — and I'm free.

I think I always knew. It was there in small moments growing up — a feeling I couldn't name yet, and later, one I was afraid to say. So I got good at being careful. Careful with my words, careful with who I looked at, careful with how much of myself I let people see.

Being careful kept me safe, but it also kept me small. I smiled at weddings and family dinners while quietly carrying something heavy. I wondered if the people I loved would still love me if they knew.

“The day I said it out loud, the weight I'd carried for years simply wasn't there anymore.”

So here it is, plainly: I'm gay. I'm not sharing this because anything about me has changed — I'm the same Sonu you've always known. I'm sharing it because I'm done living half a life. I want to laugh louder, love openly, and walk into every room as all of me.

This isn't an ending or a confession. It's a celebration.

To everyone who listened without judging, who hugged me a little tighter, who said “we already knew, and we love you” — you have no idea how much that meant.

To my friends who made space for me to be myself long before I said the words, and to my family for choosing love: thank you. You made this day possible.

And to anyone still holding their truth close: take your time. You are not alone, and there is a whole lot of light waiting on the other side.