When I came out, it followed with my dad outing me to my mam and my sister. I was lucky that they were all accepting of my sexuality, but now, 3 years after, I’m still working through my feelings on being outed by someone I trusted. (NB/18/Queer)
Story #2183
When I came out I tried a million times before I actually said something. I tried to write a letter and give it to my mum but I couldn’t bring myself to hand it to her. Eventually I asked her if I could go on a drive with her; she said yes but I still could barely force the words out, even though I knew she would be accepting. And she was accepting, and she told my dad for me (I wasn’t worried about telling him, but he’s at work all the time and my mum sees him more than I do). I’ve only told her and my two best friends, who are both LGBTQ+. I thought coming out as bigender would be like when I came out as pansexual, but it was so much harder. You’re all awesome. (Bigender[m/f]/13/Pansexual)
Story #2182
When I came out, me and my friends were joking around, as teens do. Then I was like, ‘yo how bout we play T or D (truth or dare)’ and we somehow ended up on the topic ’lgbt’. We all just literally shouted around the whole academy our orientation/identity to each other and it was hilarious. (Ethegender/15/Cupioromantic asexual gyneromantic)
Story #2181
When I came out to my parents, my dad had high blood pressure for three days and my mother said I was making a selfish choice. (M/25/Bi)
Story #2180
When I came out my sister came out to me! I’m gay and she’s asexual. It was nice to know but it also made me feel like I had to come out before she did. It’s ok to have mixed feelings upon coming out or having someone come out to you.
Story #2179
When I came out I knew my parents would accept me. So I just told them about how my friend assumed I liked her, and when my parents asked why I told them I liked girls. My mom said it didn’t matter and just told me I was too young for a relationship. It went really well. (F/11/Lesbian/gay)
Story #2178
When I came out I was really nervous, but it worked out ’cause like all my friends are LGBTQ+. I still need to come out to my parents. I tried to come out to my mom but she doesn’t understand. I hope to come out soon though. (FtM/14/Bi)
Story #2177
When I came out I came out to my friends over text. And I was so scared but they supported me. Now most of my friends are queer and we are all heterophobic 😌 but I still have to come out to my family but idk how (Questioning/13/Queer)
Story #2176
When I came out, I was already out to most of my school friends as gay, but then I started to question my gender and figured out I was agender. The first few people I came out to were accepting, but they all made a huge deal out of it (it’s just me??? call me by my name and pronouns as you would do anyone else???), and eventually, rumours started floating around the school as they had when I had come out to these same people as gay. This made me quite anxious as I felt that everyone knew my deepest secret. Later when I came out to my class, people kept deadnaming and mispronouning me, saying, ‘Same thing’ or ‘You know what I meant’. Later by the people in my class I got bullied (still am being bullied) and called an ‘it.’ And finally, was outed to a bunch of my teachers: When they called the roll and said my deadname (though I appreciate people learning my real name, it was super annoying) people in my class yelled out (some quite mockingly :((() ‘Actually, it’s *real name.*’ And as I’m not currently out to my mum, this was quite distressing as some of the teachers are friends with and talk with my mum often. 🙁 (Agender/non-binary/13/Aromantic/pansexual/demisexual)
Story #2175
When I came out as lesbian I told my best friend first and then she told me she was bi. So I told my family and close friends and they were all super supportive! I recently told my whole class and 4 more people came out to me. I am fully embracing myself and who I am and excited to keep sharing who I am with people! (F/13/Lesbian)