When I came out, I was in tears with my best friend and admitted I was gay after trying to date a girl for 8 years. She accepted me and helped me to come out to my family. My mum always jokes with me. But my dad recently told me that he didn’t like to have a gay in the family and won’t leave me alone. (M/20/Gay)
Story #1783
When I came out I was hanging out with my cousin. We were talking with my step-sister (she’s bi) on the phone. I had been thinking about coming out to my cousin for a while and when we got off the phone I just looked at her and said, “I’m bi.” She smiled and said, “Cool, me too.” Next is the Christian parents! (F/15/Bisexual)
Story #1782
When I came out, I first told my sister, brother, and a few friends that I was gay, and even though it was very obvious they would be accepting, coming out to my parents was the hardest part. It was 11 o’clock at night and I had a track meet the next day, but I was watching my dad working and knew that I should tell him then, no matter how long the conversation would be. When I walked over and told him, he looked very surprised for a few seconds and then he immediately got up and hugged me, telling me he loved me while I was crying from how relieved I was. Then he woke up my mom and all three of us were in my room talking about how I could be anything I wanted to be in life and that sexuality is an important, but small part of you, that does not define what kind of person you are. Ever since that night, three days ago, I have been way happier about myself, even if I haven’t completely come out yet, but I plan to soon! (F/16/Gay)
Story #1781
When I came out it was simply me deciding that I had dropped so many hints and that if it was not obvious enough at this point, I may as well just put it out there. I told all of my closest friends and got a great amount of support. My mom opened my phone to see messages between my friend and me after I came out, and that’s when I had to tell my parents that I was bi. The first response: “So you like girls now?” smh. It’s not like I’ve felt this way for years, nooo! (F/16/Bi)
Story #1780
When I came out, first I thought I was bisexual. But with growing crushes on girls, no longer boys, it was apparent that I was lesbian. During a program, we played a game where we put anonymous slips of paper into a box responding to the prompt: “If people really knew me, they would know…” I put: If people really knew me, they would know that I’m lesbian and scared to come out. Ever since, people have tried to guess who it was, but no one except my very close friends knows that the anonymous gay is me 🙂 (F/13/Lesbian)
Story #1779
When I came out it wasn’t planned. My parents always go through my phone and came across a couple google searches that I searched about coming out stories and how to figure out sexuality. For the most part they accept me but my father is angry at me for not telling him. (F/14/Bisexual)
Story #1778
When I came out I was 12. I told my good friend that kinda guessed I was bi, then my other good friends. They all accept me. One of the people I told I am no longer friends with, but she still keeps it a secret. I told a total of five people and I am too scared to tell my family because I know that my uncle and my grandmother do not like gay people. (F/13/Bi)
Story #1777
When I came out, it was to my best friend of 15 years. Yet he still acts like nothing ever happened. That was two years ago. He is the only one I’ve ever trusted. Not even my own family. It hurts, and every day, it is a struggle. But when I read your stories in here, it gives me hope that maybe one day, things might change. Thank you for this. Stay strong. Love you guys. (M/26/Gay)
Story #1776
When I came out, I felt terribly sad. I had broken up with my boyfriend. I was so desperate that I needed to tell someone. So I told my closest friends, one by one, that I had fallen in love with a boy who, now, had decided to abandon me. That was the first step in a never-ending process of coming out (at work, with your family, with new friends, neighbours…). (M/45/Gay)
Story #1775
When I came out I was 14; it was last year. I’ve known that I was gay ever since I was like 7 years old but I have been so ashamed of it so I never told anyone, until July last year. My best friend and I sat on the beach and talked about this boy she had a huge crush on, then she asked me, “How come you’ve never been in love with a boy?” And I looked at her and she understood it the second she said it; I think it all suddenly made sense in her head. It was like a huge relief because after that we just talked about for two hours and finally I could let it all out, the things that I’ve had inside of me for so many years. The same night I told my family and my mom had kind a hard time to accept it but today everyone in my family is supportive. (F/15/Homosexual)