When I came out I was 35, and I came out first to my husband, with whom I had been for 18 years. I had fallen in love with a woman and my true identity could no longer be kept hidden. He was (he is…) the most wonderful human being. He has accepted me and freed me. It’s not easy to lose a relationship, a love, and a friendship as long and profound as ours, but I am gaining my truth. To all the adults out there in situations similar to mine… it’s never too late. Truth does set us free, even if it brings pain. But pain goes with time, freedom remains. (F/35/Bisexual)
Story #1974
When I came out I started by coming out to my best friend. It was over messages and I was terrified for the next message. To my surprise she said she already suspected and still supported me no matter what. Over time I’ve come out to more and more of my friends with most of them supporting me. I just hope the same will happen with my parents. (F/14/Bisexual/pansexual)
Story #1970
When I came out my friends were grilling me about who I had a crush on. One of my friends asked if they were male and I said no. They didn’t really care and I’m glad I can talk about my crush around them now. (F/14/Bi)
Story #1965
When I came out it was to my mom. I was in the kitchen and left my phone there for a while. My mother saw a notification on Pinterest for some gay/bi boards to save. Later on she pulled me into her room and straight-up asked me if I was bi. I said yes and began crying because I thought she would hate me or kick me out. Surprisingly she said that she supported me and loved me no matter what!! I feel like me and my mother have gotten closer now 🙂 (F/16/Bi)
Story #1955
When I came out I was at a new friend’s house with my best friend. I had fallen in love with her and even kissed her as a “bet you won’t” kind of thing. At this new friend’s house we ended up making out because we couldn’t sleep and I had kissed her again. In the middle of it I asked her if it was a bad time to tell her I was bisexual. Four days later we started dating. (F/15/Bisexual)
Story #1953
When I came out to my friend, he was super cool about it. Then I told my sister and she seemed okay with it, she kinda expected it. But when I came out to my mom and psychologist, they denied it and said that I am going through a phase. My mom spoke to me in the car recently and said that I was too stressed to have an orientation, and said I will only know when I have my first kiss. I snapped and told her that she was the one who was stressed, not me, I finally accepted myself and built up so much courage, which she easily took down. It still hurts. (F/13/Bisexual)
Story #1951
When I came out at age 12 I came out to three of my very close friends and they were very supportive of it. I had them guess who I liked and gave them all the initials until they eventually figured out it was a girl. Later one of those friends confessed that she had told another one of my friends and I had my first panic attack. My parents read my texts the next day and sat me down in their room asking me what I thought I was. I was too scared to tell them so they told me I was too young and that I was influenced by TV. Even today only a few of my friends know… (F/15/Demiromantic Bisexual)
Story #1948
When I came out my mom was so accepting of me. I was terrified of rejection when I had forgotten how much she loved and cared for me. My friends are also so incredibly wonderful and I’m super lucky to have them. It gets better, and it will be okay. Much love and good vibes (Non-binary/17/Pan/bi)
Story #1942
When I came out I wasn’t sure what to expect. I was outdoors with a couple of my friends for a school fundraiser and they were messing around asking dumb questions. One of them eventually turned to me and asked me rapid fire questions such as ” Do you have a girlfriend” and “Do you have a boyfriend?” Eventually I cracked and said I was bi. One of my closer friends was confused and said, “I don’t have many LGBTQ friends.” At the time I had a crush and I was about 80 percent sure that he wasn’t completely straight, so I said that he could possibly be gay. It turns out he wasn’t, but we’re still friends. The original people that I told that I was bi eventually leaked the tea to some of my other friends and now the majority of my friend group knows. I’ve yet to come out to my parents and, even though my family is atheist, I’m scared. (M/13/Bi)
Story #1941
When I came out to one of my friends today we were talking about the LGBT community and he asked me if I had something to tell him. I naturally said no and asked him why. He had thought I was gay. I refused to tell him the truth. A few hours later I texted him and told him I lied and that I was really bi. He laughed, said that he would always support me and made a dumb joke. (M/17/Bi)