Today marks the commemoration of the #SpiritDay The event is a day to speak out against bullying of LGBT children and young people.

Here are some letters from LGBT people who write to their teenage selves and motivate them to get through this difficult time.

Dear Teenage Me:

From: Nico

I think you should have had the courage and bravery that I have right now, but I have always fervently believed that everything comes to you at the right time and at that time you were a boy who was unaware of the evil in the world and how cruel human beings can be; I tell you that it will still take some time to accept your true essence, that which makes you unique and different from others, I also tell you that although the world sees the difference as something bad, I learned that by being different I impose myself on other people and I manage to stand out positively, I wish I had loved myself as I do now, believe me I would have been happy for more years and I would prefer not to have spent my time in unnecessary denials that the only thing they did was to delay a state of authentic happiness, only those who accept their truth and face it in front of those who deserve your attention can feel fulfilled, I advise you to write in a letter everything you feel and express in that way to mum who brought a wonderful son into the world, but I warn you about his reaction, at first it will not be very good, but she needs time and thanks to it she will be able to accept many things that for her and for you are changes in the way of seeing life, you must face with courage and courage the mockery that comes from people without scruples or common sense, you must bear them and become strong, brave, optimistic, to face every day of your life your wonderful truth, a truth that makes the road you travel full of colours, joy and above all acceptance, if you do not manage to accept yourself it will be very difficult to seek acceptance from others, you must take the first step, fully convinced of your feelings you can radiate your light to many people and be an example of overcoming, Â finally I just want to tell you that I miss you a little, I miss your innocent way of seeing things, I think that after everything I have lived I have not been able to do it again, I miss a lot about you, but I repeat I would have wanted to be more daring for

I have been living authentically for a long time, thank you for everything that happened afterwards".

With affection and infinite love

#TYour21YearsOf21YearsOld

From: Alejandra Contreras

Aleja you are going through a difficult stage, but it is normal hormonal changes, discovering what gender we like and rebellion are part of this stage where we believe we are masters of the world and our own lives when we know that we still live with our parents, the reality and what surrounds us is changing day by day and you as a teenager know many things but at the same time we do not understand the love that our parents have for us and that is why they take care of us so much.

It is at this time that we begin to create our own family who are our friends and we discover many things that you knew you were before, experience what you have to experience but without hurting anyone, forge your character and make them respect your ideals   That you have certain tastes let them know because that later will define the course of your life many will not like, others will support you or others won't even be interested in you, the most important thing is that you are proud of who you are because if you like men, women or both it is not a bad thing, it is like saying I like chocolate ice cream or strawberry ice cream or both.

People are going to take it weird because the world is not used to these changes that some like me see, religion and people judge only by what they see and not by what we really are if we are good people or not they only see the superficial and point us only for a taste, it is very weird and crazy if the world was the other way around and we judge heterosexual people, I just tell you Aleja that you make yourself feel and fight for what you want not being the person that others want you to be but for what you are and what you like with what you are really happy.

I hope that at this stage you will be able to achieve all that and that in the future, being the way you are will not be an obstacle for you to achieve your goals in life.

From: Arturo Martinez

Hello Arturo:

It is a pleasure to be able to write you this letter, I need you to be very attentive to everything I have to tell you. You have to be very strong, all this that you are experiencing I know it is new for you, a cocktail of emotions, sensations, experiences, that end up leaving your head disoriented, NEVER let yourself be carried away by what others say, a big mistake that I made and I do not want you to repeat, do not be afraid to express yourself or give your opinion, authenticity is something that will make you great, be independent, do not be afraid to make friends, get closer to your family, study and prepare yourself, don't be one more in the crowd, when you don't like something, speak up, fight for what you want, we are all equal, our sexual orientation does not define us, you are who you are and whatever you do, put your heart into it, live to the fullest, enjoy this life you have, laugh, cry, dream, travel, love, but most importantly, be YOU, all this is temporary remember, you are strong, you are worth more than anything in the world, you will achieve things you never thought you would do! Just trust in yourself, and to foolish words... deaf ears.