When I came out, it was to a girl who I was close friends with that I really trusted, and that I also had a bit of a crush on. Since my family and a lot of my friends are homophobic, I was really nervous, so I was talking to her one day and I managed to stutter out, “I…um…I think I’m bisexual…”. She smiled at me, and then casually mentioned that she was too.
Story #1292
When I came out to my best friends (three of them and one of whom was my crush), one of them was perfectly fine with it, as she was bi like me, and one was very biphobic. The third, who was my crush, asked me out on the spot and we’ve been dating for a year. (F/Bisexual)
Story #1291
When I came out, I had been anxious and stressing about it for days. Finally, when my mom was in the shower, I cracked the door open and said, “Mom? Would you hate me if I felt transgender?” She said, “No, why would I hate you?” I begin HRT in a couple of weeks (MtF/just turned 16).
Story #1290
When I came out I was in the car with two of my sisters parked at Burger King. I asked them if they thought our parents would ever disown us for anything and they told me that if one of us was lgbtq+ or if we got an abortion. I started crying and my sisters asked me how long I had known and when they should make the appointment for. They thought I was pregnant. Haha nope, I’m just your very lesbian, super gay, rainbow sister. (F/16/Lesbian)
Story #1289
When I came out to my friend, it was an accident. I have a crush on this girl at school, and when the school day ended, I wanted to go find my crush to say bye to her before we left, so I asked my friend (who knows I’m a lesbian) if she could help me find her. We ended up going over to my other friend to ask her if she knew where my crush was, and that was when my friend mentioned me having a crush on the girl, without realizing that my other friend didn’t know. She asked me if I was bi and I said no. She then asked me if I was gay and I said yes, and she then gave me a big hug. She took it really well and is now helping me get closer to my crush. I’m so happy to have such supportive friends. (12/Lesbian)
Story #1288
When I came out as bi to my best friend we had just been locked onto our favorite rollercoaster and she laughed at me and told me she already knew.
Story #1287
When I came out to my best friend, it was at a school camp thing and we were in our dorm (each room was two-person). She asked why I was depressed and I just cried and said I was bisexual. She said she was pan and I was so happy. She asked me out yesterday…! (F/14/Bisexual)
Story #1286
When I came out to my mother I was so hysterical I couldn’t gather the words. She thought I was pregnant…
Story #1285
When I came out to my older sister, I typed “I’m gay” on my phone and gave it to her because I was terrified to say it out loud. She just hugged me while I cried and said she loves me. My friends know now, but my parents do not. I’m struggling with telling them because they don’t seem like people who will take it well. (M/12/Gay)
Story #1284
When I came out I was hanging out with friends that I’ve known about two months. We were sitting in the Starbucks and asking each other questions. One of them asked, “Did you ever think if you were bisexual?” Everyone answered and I stayed quiet till one of them asked me, “What about you?” I said, “I’m gay” like I was saying my name… They took it well.