When I came out, it was at a Halsey concert in 2018. I was with my twin brother and his girlfriend. She said to yell if you were lgbtq+, and I yelled. My brother and his girlfriend were SHOCKED. They asked me what I was and I said I was gay. The first thing my brother said was “omg this all makes sense now, I’ve always wanted a gay bro”. On the other hand, his girlfriend won’t talk to me any more. (M/19/Gay as hell)
Story #2292
When I came out it was in an introductary uni class. We were all supposed to have a fun fact about ourselves and it was all I could think of. There was zero reaction aside from a guy directly behind me who went “huh”. (Neutrosis/nonbinary/24/Asexual aromantic)
Story #2291
When I came out, it was to my roommate in college. She was more than accepting of me and even inspired me to come out on my blog website and to my younger brother (Age: 13). My brother responded with an “Okay… was that it?” which was both comical and relieving. He further explained that “You’re my sister and I love you no matter what, alright?” which was an amazing feeling. I’m grateful to have such amazing and accepting people in my life. Now I just have to figure out how to tell my parents 😬 (F/18/Heteromantic Asexual)
Story #2290
When I came out it was to my friends. We were just chilling when suddenly Friend 1 asked if we were straight (Friend 1 was). Friend 2 said she didn’t like anyone. When Friend 1 asked me, I just shook my head. She asked what I was and I said I was pan. Friend 1 didn’t know what that was and didn’t care, but Friend 2 asked what it meant and understood. All in all I think it went pretty well, even though neither friend talks about it. (F/11/Pansexual)
Story #2289
When I came out, it was only to a few people at first. Just some super close friends. At the time, I was pansexual and cis female. Things have changed a decent amount since then, as I’ve come out to them, and a few of my siblings, as nonbinary trans-masc, pansexual, and polyamorous. They’ve all been my biggest supporters and the best friends I could ever ask for. I even got 3 partners that support me as well! I might not tell my parents yet though, since we live in the south and they’re both pastors. Until I move out, I don’t really wanna consider telling them. :/ (Nonbinary Trans-Masc [they/he/fae/it]/17/Pansexual polyamorous)
Story #2288
When I first came out to my mom about my sexuality she said that I was too young to know who I liked. A year later I told her I was nonbinary and she said it was a phase and that I was being influenced by the internet. She also that that nb people aren’t real and the LGBTQ+ community just wanted to be a part of something so they made up a gender that wasn’t real. Now I have friends that respect me and what I am, it hurts to know my mother doesn’t accept me but I don’t mind that she doesn’t think I am what I say. As long as I have my friends I’ll be fine. (Nonbinary/13/Bisexual)
Story #2287
When I came out to my parents a few nights ago, I told my mom first and then she told my dad. My mom said she felt like I needed to get something off my chest. I told her I was bi. She gave me the biggest hug and asked me if she could tell my dad. When my dad found out, he said he was very proud of me. (F/14/Bi)
Story #2286
When I came out, I told my mom to come into my room and asked her what her favorite element on the periodic table. She said neon. She asked me what mine was, and I answered with “bismuth”. She asked me why I said bismuth and I told her to guess. She asked me if I like girls and boys, because bismuth’s abbreviation on the periodic table is “bi.” I said yes. She responded by saying she loves me and I can marry whoever I want. She even said she might buy me a pride flag.
Story #2285
When I came out I was in a gay bar with a gay friend from university, who I’d known for about three years, but I hadn’t talked to him about many personal things. The reason why only we two met that night was that he wanted to learn more about me personally, and so we started talking about many things. Then I didn’t know anything I should tell him and so he asked me, “I hope it’s not too personal, but what gender do you prefer in a relationship?” And so I told him that I like girls. And from that moment on we knew we had something important in common, and he will invite me when he goes to a gay party or in a gay club, and also he will play my wingman. (Non-binary/22/Lesbian)
Story #2284
When I came out I remember feeling how much of that weight had been lifted, and how my emotional turmoil had been relieved. I was so happy, I couldn’t stop crying. Because I never thought I would be able to, but I did and I don’t need to worry anymore, the stress is gone, and that weight has been lifted. (F/15/He/they)