When I Came Out

When I came out my mom thought I was joking. My mom said she would still love me no matter what. I love my mom.

When I came out I had gotten the reaction I was expecting from my grandmother (mother deceased), just bad and Christian conservative. But from the rest of everyone I knew it went smoothly. I was 13 at the time and telling your grandma (mom figure) that you like girls just doesn’t end well. Now I am 21 and married to a man and life couldn’t be anymore confusing.

When I came out as lesbian to my friends, they said, “Tori, we wouldn’t care if you dated aliens, we’ll always love you. Now go get us some food.”

When I came out for the first time to my friends I wrote about it here so now I’m telling you guys that I came out to my sister. Here is how it happened.

Me: I’m bi.
Her: No you’re not
Me: Yes I am
Her: Are you sure?
Me: Yeah

After that we just both went back to what we were doing. She hasn’t mentioned it since.

When I came out to my mom and my sister, they both were surprised about it, but, thank goodness, were very accepting and supportive. Me and my mom were crying a lot on the phone, lol. They both just wanted for me to finally be happy and to enjoy my life. Being a shy introvert, I feel very proud.

When I came out the only thing my friend was offended about was that I didn’t have a crush on her.

When I came out as lesbian it was during a speech in front of my whole class. I spoke about the need for more education about sexual orientation in school, and they all smiled and gave me the warmest applause ever.

When I came out as pansexual to my friends and my boyfriend, I was completely unafraid, because I knew that they would support me. However, I had kept it from my parents for years, until today. They outed me and then proceeded to not only look at me disgusted, but haven’t spoken to me since.

When I came out I got mixed reactions… but things got better and I wouldn’t change myself for anything else now.

When I came out to my closest friends they just looked at me as if I just said, “I like pizza” and continued talking normally. They’ve been very supportive. I couldn’t be more thankful to have them.