Story #1123

When I came out as pansexual, it was to my four closest friends and my grandpa. They were all very supportive, and I even found out that two of my friends were also pansexual. Now I’m just waiting for the right time to come out to the rest of my family, which I believe they will be fine with it.

Story #1122

When I came out it was the first day of 2016. I told my aunty and she started hitting me. To this day I shall never tell anyone else I’m gay. It hurts to think that you are a mistake.

Story #1121

When I came out as trans to my close friends (who all took it very well), I decided yesterday that I needed to then come out to bigger community and I wanted it to be my band section (go saxes!!). On the group’s Facebook, I came out and told them that I’m still me and just opening up more to them. Once I started to read the comments, I burst into tears immediately; they were all so supportive and proud of me and I couldn’t have had a greater experience. I can’t wait to tell everyone one day without feeling like I need to hide anymore.

Story #1120

When I came out to my best friend as bisexual, I asked her if we could just talk for a minute. She looked me dead in the eyes and said, “Are you bi?” I almost started crying and then she said, “Finally, you’ve been dropping hints for the last month…” I think it went pretty well…

Story #1119

When I came out, I told one of my lesbian friends and I asked her how she came out to her parents she said she didn’t and that kinda freaked me out. I still haven’t told my parents because I’m afraid that my dad will disown me; he’s a relatively religious Christian. Does being bi make God hate me? Because I’m still religious too…

Story #1118

When I came out, it was in a very religious neighborhood and I was 15. All of my close friends abandoned me, and my mother thought I was confused. I hope things will get better, but I doubt they will.

Story #1117

When I came out to my friend group as gay it was the best experience of my life. I have always known that my friends are amazing people, but their reactions to me coming out proved it. I told them with tears running down my face, and a few minutes later they surprised me with tickets to our local pride festival and dinner and sleepover plans. Shout out to the best friends a girl could ask for.

Story #1116

When I came out to my parents, it was a regular Saturday, and I thought I was going to ruin the whole day. At first, I was pretty scared, and I didn’t want to tell my parents. I started crying, then I told them that I was pansexual, and my Dad told me that “being pansexual wasn’t right, and that nobody would accept me.” I came out to my Girl Scout troop a month earlier, and they all accepted me for who I really was. (Female, 14, Pansexual)

Story #1115

When I came out it was to two my two best friends over text. I knew they both supported LGBTQ rights, so I texted them after school one day saying that I wasn’t straight and couldn’t change that. I was 13. Now I’m 14 and I’m planning to tell the rest of my friends tomorrow!

Story #1114

When I came out to my mother she cried and said it felt like I didn’t love her anymore by “doing this”. We didn’t talk for a month. She then asked me if perhaps I was just bisexual – as if the small chance I could like a man would ease her pain. So I said yes. I didn’t want to hurt her anymore.