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 #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)
Story #1774
When I came out, I told my best friends. I went straight to the point and told them I was bi. I already knew two of my best friends were bi, and they were very supportive. I would also drop hints to some of my classmates; I’m pretty sure they know I’m bi but they try to act stupid. Ever since my friends and I came out, it seems like everyone in our school started coming out. Some people would say we’re disgusting, but we ignore them. LGBTQ+ or not we’re still humans, right? (F/12/Bi)
Story #1772
When I came out to one of my friends, I had already known I was bi for a while. I had crushes on multiple girls and I was pretty confident in who I liked. I thought he would be supportive of me, and I had already told a lot of my friends casually that I also liked girls. I really didn’t think much of it since I know so many bi people and am friends with multiple. We were with his friend, and I casually said I liked girls. He told me he didn’t believe me and that I was just doing it for attention from guys since I act “straight”. I wanted to cry, but instead, I yelled at him and asked him why he thought that I needed to prove my sexuality to him. I felt so hurt that he thought I would do that, and even more so that he thought I needed to prove it to him. (F/Bi)
Story #1771
When I came out, I first told my parents that I thought I was bi. It was kinda weird, and my mom told me that nothing was certain and that I’m still figuring things out. I also told my friends that I was bi but something felt off, and I decided to learn more about the LGBT+ community. Eventually, I stumbled onto the idea of quoiromanticism, and I think I know what I am now. Still experimenting, and waiting to tell people until I know for sure. (F/14/Quoiromantic but maybe not)
Story #1770
When I came out, it was by accident to my entire school. More like, someone outed me, and to this day I don’t know who did it. But even though I’ve lost some people in my life, the rest have been really supportive, and so is my family. (F/16/Homoflexible)
Story #1768
When I came out to my best friend we were 14. It was 3am and we were lying in my bed during a sleepover. I looked over and said, “I think I’m gay” really quietly and just started crying. She rolled over, said, “I know, I’m going to sleep.” We still laugh about it years later, especially because she just came out to me as bi. (F/18/Lesbian)
Story #1767
When I came out I texted my best friend with a message I had prewritten almost a week before. Even though I was 99% sure she would be supporting and accepting, as she herself is gay, my heart was racing and my hands were shaking. This was the first time I shared this part of myself with anyone else and when she didn’t respond for several minutes, I started to get really nervous. Finally, she responded in such an awesome way and said she would have my back. It was like a huge weight had been lifted and I felt euphoric for the rest of the night. (F/16/Asexual)
Story #1766
When I came out in 8th grade, it was to my mom. I sent her a text message saying that I was bi; we didn’t really talk about it. Eventually, I ended up going back to the closet. This year I figured out that I am lesbian and only my brother knows it. (F/17/Lesbian)