aces who feel invalid because they only became ace after trauma
bi/pansexuals who feel invalid because most/all of their romantic interests so far have been a specific gender
enbys who feel invalid because their fashion style is stereotypically masculine or feminine
lesbians/gays who feel invalid because they've had childhood, celebrity, or fictional crushes on the opposite sex
aces who feel invalid because they also suffer from hypersexuality
trans people who feel invalid because they still appreciate some things about their agab
aces who feel invalid because they still get aroused despite not wanting to have sex
lesbians/gays who feel invalid because they were in straight relationships before they were out
trans people who feel invalid because they don't want to go on hormones or get surgery for whatever reason
poly people who feel invalid because they've never been in a polyamorous relationship
genderfluid people who feel invalid because they identify as one gender more than others
trans people who feel invalid because they've enjoyed sex as their agab
aroace people who feel like being on the aroace spectrum invalidates their non-straight identity
non-straight people who feel like being non-straight invalidates their aroace identity
any queer person who feels invalid because they've been "fine living in the closet so far"
any queer person who feels invalid because they change their labels a lot
any queer person who feels invalid because they have a lot of labels
any queer person who feels invalid because they only have a few labels
any queer person who feels invalid because they can't find labels that describe them
any queer person who feels invalid because they don't want to find labels that describe them
any queer person who feels invalid because they've been told they're "too young", "confused", "going through a phase", "wrong", "unnatural", "letting their family down", "satanic", or anything else to suppress their queer identity.
You are valid. You will always be valid. Even if you didn't feel like this until recently, even if you don't always feel like this, your queer identity describes who you are and how you feel right now.