When I Came Out

When I came out to my best friend as bisexual she was pretty fine with it. At the beginning she was accepting but now it turns out that she doesn’t want me to tell my other friends because she’s ashamed to be a friend of mine if I tell I’m bi. She told me that if my friends leave me apart she’s gonna do it too because it would be my decision to come out. So now I’m really confused and I’m afraid because I don’t know how are they gonna react. I don’t wanna be alone again…

When I came out, it was to my friend. I told her who my mancrush was. I then just gave up and said he was my crush. She wasn’t mad and we’re still great friends and I’m just so happy.

When I came out it wasn’t planned at all. I am 14 and I’m happy it went this way, because I’m not an organized person. I had to do a project about LGBT with a gay boy in my class. I told my parents about the project and they said, “So you’re coming out?” I said, “Okay! Why not?.. Mom, dad…. I fall in love with girls” 🙂 while throwing my hands up in the air. They stared at me first, like I was crazy, but then they were also like, “Okay, we are happy for you!”

When I came out to my parents last month, they were basically in denial and my mom cried after yelling at me. Now they never even bring it up.

When I came out to my best friend of 17 years, I was 36 years old. It had taken me half of my lifetime to tell my truth. It may seem heartbreaking, at my age, never to have had a physical relationship, but I am now more whole than I have ever been.

When I came out, I was terrified. I left a note for my sister in her closet for her to see when she was getting dressed in the morning (good idea, right?). At 11:30 on the dot, I get a text from her and my heart drops. I unlock my phone and all she said was, “I love you.” I was so happy to have a family member be so accepting, it makes it much less scary, so I will be telling my mom tomorrow.

When I came out a couple of days ago as a lesbian, my two sisters who I shared a room with won’t sleep in the same room now. Apparently they think they’ll “catch the gay”.

When I came out, it was to my mom. She is my best friend and I just bawled before I even said anything to her. She looked at me and said, “Is it what I think it is?” and I just nodded yes. She then started to cry because she was happy I told her and she said she didn’t care as long as I was happy. And eventually I came out to my entire family.

When I came out as lesbian, my mom accepted me instantly and my dad got really quiet. I got scared and started to cry. He then chuckled and said, “I get it. I like girls too.”

When I came out as bisexual to my best friends, we were at a sleepover. One of them asked if there were any boys at our school that I liked and I said, “Do they have to be a boy?” And she was like, “Wait, are you bi or something?” so I said yeah and they all burst out laughing because they had no idea, but in all they were pretty chill about it.