I was definitely not Queer. Coming out to my husband sounded more like “um, I think I’m attracted to a woman and I don't know what it means...” I couldn’t say “I’m queer” out loud for almost a year.
A mask is nothing more than a persona, or a way of being in the world that hides what’s underneath. In this case, what's underneath is our tender, luminous, expansive authentic self. There are many reasons we become disconnected from our Authentic Self, or our true identity and some key ways we can begin to take it off.