When I came out, I texted my (at the time) best friend and told her I was bi. She jokingly texted back, “lets date lol,” then “r u actually tho” and I told her I was. When I asked if she actually wanted to date, she said she thought I was super cute and amazing, but she wasn’t quite ready for that and we could still be friends. But one night, I went to stay at her house and had to leave early and she just stopped responding to my texts and calls. I don’t know what to do or how to get her to like me again. (F/Bi)
Story #2035
When I came out, I first came out to my friends. I was in 8th grade but I had really started questioning when I was in 7th grade. When I told my friends they were all cool with it because most of my friends are LGBT. I just recently came out to my mom and her fiancé. It was the scariest thing ever; my mom’s fiancé claimed he already knew. My mom just asked a lot of questions and I was fine with that. I have a grandfather that I am really close with but I don’t think I will ever come out to him because he is very homophobic and is very out about it. (F/13/Lesbian)
Story #2034
When I came out I was terrified. I asked my best friend to go to breakfast, and planned to tell her then. Throughout he meal, I sat there shaking and sweating on the verge of a panic attack at the thought of telling her this secret I had kept hidden for so long. I put it off until we were outside and about to leave, but I told her and she told me nothing changed. Due to her Christianity, I thought she might not accept me, but I couldn’t have been more wrong. Telling her lifted a weight off my shoulders and helped in reducing my panic attacks. (F/16/Lesbian)
Story #2033
When I came out it was just yesterday. I had been coming to terms with my sexuality for quite some time and I finally could confidently look in the mirror and say, “That girl is gay.” I had been trying to tell so many of my friends for so long and then I remembered a while ago one of my friends had said one quick casual sentence about not knowing her sexuality, so me and her (she is also my crush) were at theatre practice and I told her, “I have something to tell you” and it took me so long to just spit it out, telling her, “I don’t know if it’s a phase or what but I know what I’m feeling right now, and that feeling is gay.” She immediately hugged me, said that it would be okay, then she said that she thinks she might be bi and soon we were both crying our eyes out. (F/13/Lesbian/queer)
Story #2029
When I came out I was 15 and had just gotten a haircut, and one of my mother’s friends (rude friend, I may add) commented that I looked like a lesbian. So I looked up, grinned, and said she wasn’t that far off, shocked both her and my mother. Honestly don’t regret it. (F/17/Pansexual)
Story #2027
When I came out I was cooking dinner with my family. I just flat out said, “Hey Dad, I’m bisexual.” He seemed surprised but still continued to stir pasta in a boiling pot while asking how long I’ve known. I said since I was 12 and I was afraid but he says he accepts most LGBTQ+ members but not necessarily gay men. I hope my dad can soon learn to appreciate everyone in the LGBTQ+ soon. My mother on the other hand is still quite confused but she stills accepts it. (F/15/Bi)
Story #2025
When I came out I was shaking. My mom had been constantly talking to me about boys and dating and every time she was talking to me about it I wanted to tell her, but I was too nervous. Today, she talked to me about it over text and I gained the nerve to tell her that I just don’t like boys. Thankfully she said she doesn’t care. Unfortunately, she said that I still might like them. (F/17/Lesbian)
Story #2022
When I came out to my brother, I was really freaking out because I wasn’t sure what he would say or think about it. Turns out he was bisexual like me and that caused me so much relief. (F/13)
Story #2021
When I came out I was 14. I felt guilty because most of my friends were homophobic. I did it in person and surprisingly they all said they were here for me. Another one of my friends came out as bi right after me, which was unplanned. I feel so much more like myself, now that I’m out. (F/17/Lesbian)
Story #2020
When I came out it was after I got out of a mental hospital, in April 2019, for trying to kill myself for being molested and abused. I realized I liked girls, one in particular. That girl happened to be my best friend from elementary school. I told her how I felt about her and she said she had a girlfriend and I respected that and was okay with just being friends. But she disowned me for being gay and left me when I needed her most. Still haven’t found anyone but I’m cool with waiting for her to come. (F/15)