Who would choose a hard life?

I am the sixth person in my immediate family that identifies as gay or lesbian. The seventh is my sister Heather who is 6 years younger than me. This was the norm in my family and it shaped my acceptance of living an off-mainstream lifestyle, very early in my life, long before I realized I too am gay. My aunt was a Marine in the 60s in one, if not the only female platoon. My great uncle CR made drapes for Diana Ross. My uncle Jake played college basketball at OU in the early 50s and went on to run a successful limousine company alongside his partner of eventually 40 years. My cousin Sue is an oil executive. The reason I am telling you all of these things is to highlight that despite what societal depravations exist for the LGBTQIA+community, I grew up without the belief there was anything to stand in the way of being unapologetically oneself and accomplishing any goals in front of them. I do not come from financial privilege but the privilege I consider greater than wealth is freedom. I feel free to think how I think because I was raised to do so. I was surrounded by men and women who were authentic and brave, I learned from them. I wish all of society possessed such freedom of expression. I did not choose the egg and sperm that made me who I am, I am gay but not becauseI chose to be so – why would I choose a hard life?