When I came out to my mom, I was in tears, and she knew that I had something important to tell her, but I couldn’t say it. I finally blurted out: “I love [name of female friend]”, and she looked relieved. She told me she expected something like “I’m pregnant” or “I do drugs” or “I killed a person” because I was so nervous about it. I told my sister later, and she was ok with it too, but I’m not completely out yet. (F/16/Lesbian)