When I came out I first had told my parents and friends that I was bi. But then I realized I was lesbian and bigender. So I was in the closet for a few months, and then today I told my dad and stepmom! They were fully supportive, and said that I don’t need to label myself. I’m scared to tell my mom because she thinks I’m LGBTQ+ because I think it’s “trendy” and I’m scared she might say that it’s just a phase or something. (She/they/11/Bigender and lesbian)
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 #2154
When I came out to my new class, they were like ‘cool’ and that was the end of it. Later that day I came out to my old schoolfriends, and they were all really supportive and helped me through the times my mum was being homophobic. I’ve come out to my Dad and stepmother, and they were fine with it. I’ve yet to come out to my Mum, but for now I want to see her point of view on lgbtq+ stuff. I have come out to two people about my gender. (Bigender/12/Lesbian)