When I came out, I was deathly afraid of being rejected. My best friend had come out to me like three weeks past, and I was struggling with the idea myself. In the end, I grew to be open with my friends… and have found that my family is not as supportive, but as I was once told: “Love is love. Family is family… but the ones that love us are our family.” It’ll all come to pass someday… just have to wait for it.