Living in regret: ‘I wish I lived my truth as a lesbian’

A woman who spent her life adhering to societal norms now regrets not living her truth, as following what she thought was right has made her life unbearable.*Martha Malindisa always knew she wanted something different. She knew she was attracted to women but chose to conform out of fear of being ostracised.”I realised I liked girls during high school because when my friends were starting to date and discuss boys, I wasn’t interested. Instead, I was attracted to girls, but I couldn’t share this with anyone. I didn’t want to seem strange. So, I suppressed my feelings and decided to be…