When I came out it was to a group of internet friends, I told them I was bisexual. Fast-forward 3 COVID lockdowns and a lot of time to think and you have one Biromantic Demisexual Bigender Teen. I am out at school as bisexual. I am not confident enough to come out as bigender though; doing so makes me feel like I would be forever stuck in that box. The dysphoria hits hard and I have had many a sleepless night. Hopefully things improve. Mum and Dad are good people but they don’t know much about the LGBTQ community. Wish me luck? ;D (Bigender/14/Biromantic demisexual)
Story #2252
When I came out it wasn’t really coming out. I posted something about my sexuality online and my mom found out. She yelled at me and said the reason I posted it was so I could attract women. She finally calmed down after a few days and joked about it a few months ago. (Demifluid/Omnisexual)
Story #2252
When I came out one of my parents didn’t really act like I said anything and the other was very adamant that I would change my mind. The conversation lasted around an hour and for every reason I gave the one parent had an opposite view. Didn’t go well, but my friends are accepting. 🖤💜 (F/20/Asexual heteroromantic)
Story #2251
When I came out to my best friend over an email, I was so scared. I thought she wouldn’t understand and say it was impossible. Turns out it went well. It took her a while to adjust to my new name and pronouns but she’s extremely supportive and respectful about it. (Non-binary/15/Bisexual)
Story #2250
When I came out, I first came out to my two closest friends (at the time) and they were both pretty okay with it. One of them didn’t really know what it meant to be non-binary and I’m not sure if she took me seriously or not. We don’t really talk anymore. With my other friend I first came out to, we have been friends since we were 4 and we’re very close. However she doesn’t really like talking about this kind of stuff for some reason, and even though I’ve told her on multiple occasions that I prefer they/them, she still uses she/her to refer to me. Whether or not she just forgets or isn’t accepting of me, I really don’t know. (Non-binary)
Story #2249
When I came out my dad and stepmom were super accepting, but my dad didn’t quite understand what being bigender is. But I was scared to tell my mom for months, and then I did and she said she just wants me to be happy and she bought me a pride flag! The majority of my friends are LGBTQ+ so I just casually told them and they were all accepting. I haven’t told my parents I’m asexual yet, because I think they’ll say I’m too young to know or that I haven’t even slept with anyone yet so how would I know. (Bigender [she/they]/11/Lesbian/asexual)
Story #2248
When I came out it was first to two of my close friends, one of which is non-binary. They both mainly took the news well, and didn’t tell anyone like I asked them but I think one of them feels a bit uncomfortable speaking about sexuality. After that I came out to a girl in my class that I knew would be supportive, over text (like an hour ago). She was really lovely about it and told me that she’d support me. I haven’t told anyone else yet, including my parents and my best friend, because I’m not sure how my parents will react. (F/Gay)
Story #2247
When I came out as asexual I was 12, and all my friends were bi/gay/lesbian so I knew it would be fine. So I went up to my best friend (who’s gay) and said, “I’m asexual.” She acted really shocked and said being asexual was a medical illness and you had to be “diagnosed” at a hospital. Then a year or so later I came out as non-binary and my friends still didn’t believe me. However, I met a new group consisting of enbys, aces and gays and now we’re all besties! (NB/14/Asexual/demiromantic/biromantic)
Story #2246
When I came out, I was seriously considering my gender identity for the first time, and decided I’d ask a cousin for advice. She said to “Go for it!” and then I went and wrote an entire page about my experiences questioning my gender and sent it to my discord (ThatOneAwkwardSnake#1093) and was met with tons of support from all my best friends, irl and out. Still haven’t come out to anyone else and the cousin I came out to first still thinks of me as “lesbian” which makes me uncomfy as it has a feminine connotation, and even though I’ve told her I prefer gay, she still uses lesbian. I don’t know if she understands non-binary. (Non-binary/11/Gay/trans FtNB)
Story #2245
When I came out, everyone was super supportive. I am so lucky to be in a community of friends (in boarding school) where almost everyone is also LGBTQ+. When I came out to my friends here, they all were so happy and now we are forming a coalition to help my roommate begin questioning her sexuality, as we both come from pretty rural conservative towns and hadn’t really thought about it before. I still haven’t come out to my family at home yet, and am pretty nervous but am glad I have my friends here and at home (who I came out to over a Zoom call; they were very supportive and happy as well) to support me. I am planning to tell my brother first, as I know he will be accepting and knows more about LGBTQ+ than my parents, who are more of the accepting of their gay coworkers but very awkward around anything gay type, and I don’t really know how they will react. (F/14/Pansexual)