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.
Story #1283
When I came out a couple weeks ago to my friends at my school it was relatively accepting. I’ve been hiding it from my family, which is difficult considering my sister is a grade below mine and we go to the same school, making it hard too keep my at-home life and school life separate. (M/13/Gay)
Story #1282
When I came out, I read many coming out stories before and then told my best friend at 2 am. I let her guess what it was that I had to tell her and she went like, do you like someone, a boy… or a girl? It was meant as a joke, but I just said yes. She did not expect this at all, but told me that she will support me no matter what. I am so glad to have her!
Story #1281
When I came out to my (gay) color guard director, he told me about his experience. He said he didn’t really know until he actually dated and experimented with other men. He made me feel normal and loved and I’m so glad to have him in my life.
Story #1280
When I came out, it was through an essay assignment I turned in to my English teacher. She took it great. All my friends already knew. A few weeks later, I came out to my dad and he doesn’t know how to feel. My mom doesn’t know.
Story #1279
When I came out, I was crying really hard but my dad just said, “Do I still need to buy makeup for you?”
Story #1278
When I came out to my mother and sister they didn’t take it too well. My mother cried for days but eventually accepted that daily life was still normal, and I didn’t change the way I acted. My father, whom I have a bad relationship with, was surprisingly the most accepting of them all; I dare say he was even happy for me, even though he admitted that he didn’t understand what “made me this way”. I’m lucky enough that I’m in therapy for other reasons, so my therapist at the time helped me with it. I’m an 18-year-old gay guy; this was 1.5 years ago.