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.
Story #1277
When I came out it was in my mom’s car. She told me that I was confused and just “thought” I was gay. We keep it a secret because my parents still think I’m just confused. I hope they come around to my wedding. (M/14/Gay)
Story #1276
When I came out, I was in a serious straight relationship for 6 years. I had hidden, fooled myself, and created a false identity, which I had to face right after my mother’s suicide attempt. Coming out in a relationship and for my Christian and Serbian family is by far the most difficult that I have done in life. I was very surprised that the majority of the people in my social network accepted me for who I am and not my sexuality.
Story #1275
When I came out, I was so scared that I didn’t sleep at all for three nights. I finally got so tired that I couldn’t go on. I told my mom over Skype by having her guess why I wasn’t sleeping. She guessed it herself after a few hints and was totally fine with it. And my dad burst in to say that they both love me no matter what. I guess that I stressed out way too much, I knew in advance that they would be ok with it… I love them so much!