When I first came out it was a few days after my best friend, and all of my friends were super cool with it. I told my mom, and she’s fine, and I’m planning on telling my dad soon (my parents are divorced) but I’m super nervous. I think he will be good with it though. (F/13/Bi)
Story #2093
When I came out to my mom I walked into her room and told her I needed to talk to her about something. She sat down with me and I told her I was bisexual. I started crying and she told me it was just a phase and I shouldn’t tell people. Since then she’s become more accepting of me, but still thinks it’s a phase. I came out to my dad, and my brother found out when I posted my sexuality on my Insta bio. So far everyone has been accepting of me. A few people stopped talking to me when they found out, but I’m better off without them. I’ve been struggling with my gender identity for a while and I’m not quite sure what pronouns I want to use. (13/Bi)
Story #2092
When I came out, I was in a meeting with one of my teachers. She looked at me and told me she was so proud of me and that I should never be ashamed for who I am. She gave me a bunch of resources that she had used in the past and got me connected to several community groups. She told me to call her any time and would stand by my side even if my parents didn’t support me in my decision. (F/17/Asexual/gay)
Story #2091
When I came out I did it gradually. I told my friends when we would have code names to call me boys names, and eventually just told them the name I want to go by and my new pronouns. They’re trying their best. I am coming out to my parents tonight over a text I have been rewriting for a long time. I haven’t send the text but I will by 10. It is 9:52 and I am scared. (Male [FtM]/16/Bisexual)
Story #2090
When I came out I was 11/12, and my friends were pretty supportive. I came out as bi and ace, but pretty recently I realized that I am pan and demi. So now I have to re-come out, and it might be weird. Idk. I have yet to tell my parents. Only my sister knows what I truly am, and she is bi. At least one family member knows how I feel. Now it’s time to tell all the others. Wish me luck! (F/12/Pan)
Story #2089
When I came out I came out to my friends first, and they were all accepting and it was amazing, I’ve never come out to my parents but have been outed multiple times from them going through my phone. The most recent time they sent me to a Christian counselor to “fix” me and it hurts a lot because I want to be myself around them, and my mom always said she’d accept me no matter what, but she always gets upset when she finds out “I’m still confused.” I’m not confused, I’m Non-binary Panromantic Demisexual and proud about it, but I wish I had my parents’ support. My friends help me a lot though. (Non-binary/15/Panromantic Demisexual)
Story #2088
When I came out as bisexual to my best friend, she told me that she still loved me, and it didn’t change our friendship. She said that it might be a phase, and whether it was or not, she would always be my best friend. She said that no matter what, she would always be there for me. (Genderfluid/16/Bi)
Story #2087
When I came out to my friend it was in the back seat of another friend’s car. I just thought, “Screw it, let’s tell her”. So I just whispered in her ear, “I like girls,” and she just looked at me for a second and I panicked inwardly, but then she realised what I meant and processed it more so she asked, “Are you gay?” and I said, “No, I like boys and girls, I’m not totally gay,” and she nodded and said, “Cool.” That was it. It was probably one of the best things I’ve ever done for myself. (F/11/Bi)
Story #2086
When I came out, it was 2 years ago and I was at a sleepover with my 3 friends. They were all really supportive and one of them even came out as bi right after me. It felt amazing knowing that I wasn’t alone. Since then, that friend has realized she is a lesbian, one of my other friends came out as asexual, and I have come out to both of them as genderfluid. My third friend, however, is in an amazing relationship with her boyfriend. We all value and support each other, and I feel blessed to have friends that accept me. I still haven’t come out to my parents about any of it, so I live and deal with anxiety and depression, but things will get better. (Genderfluid/non-binary/14/Bisexual)
Story #2085
When I came out in terms of sexuality, it was right after my sister, who’s pan, had come out to me. I told her that I didn’t think I was straight either and I had a crush on a girl, but I never officially told my parents my sexuality. I told my mom I was non-binary as I was going to bed one night, and she was pretty accepting and told my dad for me. I told my sister myself, and she was amazing and supportive. But my parents didn’t really use my preferred name or pronouns at all until a month or so later, when they found out I was struggling with severe depression and anxiety. Then they suddenly became a lot better about it. (Non-Binary/13/Bi/pan)