She also shared that she ‘spent most of time in college severely depressed as she struggled to accept herself.’
She added: “There were times while in school where I didn’t want to exist anymore because I didn’t want to be gay. I was reading old journal entries about how much I hated myself as I struggled to contextualise the confusing feelings I had for girls.”
As for Ryan’s mother Holly? Well, the 22-year-old college graduate explained that ‘she is thankful for her immediate family, who accepts and embraces her fully with open arms.’