When I Came Out

When I came out I was 11 and my mom said I was too young to know. She knew I had crushes on boys… why was I too young for the same sex?

When I came out to my Mum she cried hysterically and went on a rant about me not producing grandchildren for her. I don’t remember anything supportive being said. It was really surprising as she is not religious and is usually pretty open minded. When I came out to my friends every single one was totally awesome and loving and funny and relaxed and honest. When I came out to the rest of my family…. to be continued when I have the courage to go there!

When I came out to my brother I told him I was going to stay at my “friend’s” house. Suddenly he just said, “Y’know you can say girlfriend” and I just stood there in shock.

When I came out, I meant to text my one friend who did know about coming out to my parents. It had to do with baking a cake and writing a coming out letter with lots of bad cake puns. I texted, “if I ever come out to my parents THAT is the way I am going.” Then I realized that I texted in a group chat with all of my friends. They were completely supportive.

When I came out to my best friend, I told her that I wanted to break up with my boyfriend because I was in love with someone else: Her. She told me she had been in love with me for months. We’ve now been dating for 3 years and plan on getting married and having a family.

When I came out I decided to have my friend guess who I liked. She tried to guess for 4 hours, going through the entire yearbook multiple times guessing guys. Finally she asked if it was a girl. I said yes and she flipped out, not because I’m bi, but because she spent 4 hours trying to guess.

When I came out, I was sitting in my grandparents’ house in their bedroom talking to my best guy friend on the phone. He said to me, “Can I tell you a secret?” and I said, “Of course” and he said, “I’m gay” and I said, “Me too!” and then we laughed because what are the odds?

When I came out as gay, I told my mum I was in love with a girl. She called me straight away to ask about her. When I told her, “Mum, I’m gay”, she said, “I already knew that”. My family have completely accepted me and they have spoken to my girlfriend many times.

When I came out to my group of best friends as a lesbian, they all responded with “We know!! No straight girl is THAT obsessed with Kristen Stewart!” They’re super supportive and continue to encourage me to come out to my family 🙂

When I came out, it was first to my friends about being pansexual. It was nice that not all of them were serious, ’cause laughing really helps dissolve tension. Then I came out to my mom about being an FTM, but no one who knows me has really been surprised, although I don’t think this has really sunken in for my sister or one of my best friends (a straight male).