AITA for thinking my younger sibling should hide who they are.
My younger sibling has recently came out to me as a genderfluid lesbian. This isn't what bothers me, I myself don't really conform to a gender. I don't care what pronouns someone uses on me and whatsoever.
Of course, I'd like for my younger to sibling to be accepted by anyone they meet but I think they're moving too fast with trying to come out and everything.
They're almost 13 for context and tons of people have awkward [pre-] teen phases. I'm not trying to disregard queer identities as something that is childish and won't last, but I don't want them to make brash decisions that may end up in bullying or scrutiny from others.
People can be horrible to people with different identities which is why I prefer to present feminine since I am AFAB, to avoid discrimination or harm, even though I could care less if someone saw me and thought "that's a man."
I just think my sibling should do the same at least until their old enough to understand what comes with socially transitioning, I don't want my little sibling hurt.
They are also AFAB and we are also Black, which also can mean discrimination without even addressing being queer. They're so desperate to be seen and I try my best to accommodate this without them accidentally outing themselves to our parents or the wrong people. I understand my views may have some sort of bias when it comes to being queer despite being genderqueer and bisexual myself. I just think it's safer to try mask it until you're sure but I can see why some people see this as problematic and controversial.