When I came out to my mom she was incredibly accepting. Despite knowing how much she loved me, I was worried that telling her would make her love me less. After I finally told her that I am bi over the phone (I was too afraid to do so in person) she told me that she would love me unconditionally. Although this was hard for me to do, I feel like a great weight has been lifted off my chest. (19/Bi)
Story #1306
When I came out, my friend and I were talking about how to react if a friend came out as homo, bi or trans. She simply said: “I wouldn’t care, cause I’m bi myself. (No pun intended.)” I was like, “Yeah, me too” and then we smiled 🙂
Story #1301
When I came out to my mom, the conversation went as follows.
Me: “I’m bi.”
Mom: “That doesn’t surprise me. Me too.”
Best response I could have wished for ^^
Story #1299
When I came out, it was first just to my friends. They were really cool about it, and more than one has come out since to me. About a year later, I told my family, who were all much the same in their response. In fact, when I told my mom, she laughed and told me that she’d had a girlfriend in college. I guess I didn’t need to worry nearly as much as I had! (F/14/Bisexual)
Story #1298
When I came out, I posted an Instragram of me wearing Bi Pride colored lipstick for National Coming Out Day. My sister walked out of her room a few minutes later asking what this was. I explained and she started sobbing. She kept proclaiming, “You’re not bi! Stop saying that! I know you’re not!” She then proceeded to tell me that I can’t possibly be bisexual and have a healthy relationship with God because “the Bible tells us it’s a sin and you’re choosing to do this.” I left and stayed the night at a friend’s house, and now we barely speak to each other.
Story #1297
When I came out, I was with my friend at my house because she rode the wrong bus home. We were in the basement playing on the Xbox and I said, “[Her name], I need to tell you something.” She said, “What, do you have a crush? Are you moving? Are you coming out?” (We have this running gag that I’m Lady Lesbian.) I said, “Actually yeah, I’m bi.” Then she came out to me as bi right after! (F/12/Bisexual)
Story #1294
When I came out as bi to my best friend, I didn’t know if she even supported lgbtq+ rights. She came out as asexual as a reply. I’m so happy that I finally have another lgbtq+ friend.
Story #1293
When I came out, it was to a girl who I was close friends with that I really trusted, and that I also had a bit of a crush on. Since my family and a lot of my friends are homophobic, I was really nervous, so I was talking to her one day and I managed to stutter out, “I…um…I think I’m bisexual…”. She smiled at me, and then casually mentioned that she was too.
Story #1292
When I came out to my best friends (three of them and one of whom was my crush), one of them was perfectly fine with it, as she was bi like me, and one was very biphobic. The third, who was my crush, asked me out on the spot and we’ve been dating for a year. (F/Bisexual)
Story #1288
When I came out as bi to my best friend we had just been locked onto our favorite rollercoaster and she laughed at me and told me she already knew.