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Arshad, 26 [Male]

I am gay. I am a Bangladeshi-American and in my third year of medical school and I am gay. I am the son that every uncle wants his son to be like. How do I live up to this false image of myself? I can't.  
 
I start to think, would it be easier to marry someone my family wants and just live my private life separately and secretly? The plot always thickens and more lies. And yet I wonder if it would just be easier to tell my family the truth. Is it worth it to lie? Is it worth it to have these lies affect the quality of my life? When will it ever be that the state of happiness of your child is the only important thing to consider? I can only pray that my family wants nothing more than for me to be happy.

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