When I Came Out

When I came out, I was drunk at a party and started crying. My two best friends pulled me over and asked me what was wrong and I told them that I felt awful because I’d lied… and that the person I was dating was a girl… and that I’m a lesbian. They hugged me and told me they loved me and they wouldn’t tell anyone if I didn’t want them to.

When I came out, it was when my friend told me she was bi. That gave me the courage to come out as gay to her. After that, I came out to my best friend while playing Minecraft. He joked about it right after, but it hasn’t changed our friendship. 🙂

When I came out, I was sitting on the toilet while me and my friends played confessions in a group message. I typed “guys im gay” but before I pressed enter, I thought about their reactions, whether they would continue to be my friends or not. But then I realized it wasn’t about them, it was about me getting something off my chest that I have been holding. I finally pressed enter and my heart dropped. “I KNEW IT!”, they all responded.

When I came out it was to my mum. She was so kind and told me she loved me even more. I love her too. xx I’m still even after pretty nervous but I guess it’s just the whole experience 😉

When I came out, I was a high school senior about to go to the Naval Academy right after the fall of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. Until then, I knew who I was, but told myself that I would never come out. A video by gay YouTuber Davey Wavey filling and releasing a ton of balloons for LGBT teens who took their lives as a result of bullying changed my mind.

When I came out to my mother today she was so casual and accepting and I didn’t even have to sit her down or anything: it was merely another part of a conversation we were having, it felt so easy. It hasn’t been long since I accepted myself both as queer and trans and having my mother know and accept this fills me with happiness. I wish everyone had such a wonderful mother as mine.

When I came out this girl was joking that I was a fat lesbian. She had been talking to my friend earlier so I had assumed she had outed me. I awkwardly said, “Yeah, you know I’m actually gay, right?” Now she makes fun of me every day because I have every single class with her. Thank god it’s summer.

When I came out as bi, I was a much more naive person that I am now, 1.5 years later. At some point I hoped everything would be ok sooner or later… Mum broke into my VK (Russian analogue of Facebook) account and learned that I’d been dating my female classmate. Since then my relationship with her has turned into a battlefield and been a self-destructing experience for both of us. She blames me for her depression and suicidal moods and refuses to acknowledge a worldview any different from her own. I’m glad she outed me but damn, you don’t wanna be a 22-year-old bi in Russia!…

When I came out to my brother, he told me he wanted to be the best man at my wedding. The day before he had said how he thought gay marriage was an abomination and sinful. Your story has the power change people’s opinions on LGBT individuals overnight.

When I came out at 41 years old as a single dad of 2, divorced after 5 years of marriage, this gave my best friend the courage to come out and now we are partners, living our true life.