When I came out, it was because I was talking to a friend that always says, “You look like Emily from PLL, but she’s a lesbian and you’re not,” and that time, she said, “You look like Emily” and didn’t mention the lesbian part, so later, when we were talking about sexuality, I told her, “You know who else likes girls?” And when she asked, I said, “Me.” She told me she already knew it because she saw me liking lesbian posts in ig and then saw my WhatsApp status that said, “Love is not a choice.”
Story #1379
When I came out, I actually didn’t come out just once, but like a hundred times because I told my friends one by one. When told my best friend she said, “How did you know?” and when I explained, she hugged me, said she still loves me and then, in a moment of awkward silence she said, “Actually, I knew it.” And when I asked her why, she told me, “You are tomboy and you always stare a little too long when you see a cute girl.” We laughed about it and then talked about which girls in school were attractive.
Story #1377
When I came out to one of my best friends I couldn’t say the words for about 10 minutes. When I finally got the words out she said that it was perfectly fine and she gave me a hug. She has been extremely supportive ever since 🙂 (F/16/Bisexual)
Story #1373
When I came out, it was yesterday and I came out to a close friend. She wound up telling me that she had also liked girls. Since then we’ve been really supportive of each other and neither of us thought of the other any differently. I am still scared to tell my parents though because they are highly religious and have already expressed their feeling to me about the LGBTQ+ community. (16/Bisexual/Lesbian?)
Story #1371
When I came out to my close friends I was 14. They had a positive answer and told me that they already knew and their mums too. It was quietly weird. (16/Lesbian)
Story #1370
When I came out to my dad last summer, I decided to do it in a joking way. I’m not sure though if he understood that I was coming out and I’m too scared to tell him again. He’s supportive of the lgbt community but he has a way of hating people who are too “openly gay.” That’s why I’m scared. (18/Lesbian)
Story #1366
When I came out I was 12. Ever since I was 5 I liked girls, and I just thought that’s how every girl felt. I came out to all of my friends and lost a lot of them. I am an asexual lesbian, I am almost 13, and I have been lying about my sexuality for almost 8 years. (F/12/Lesbian & asexual)
Story #1364
When I came out to my friends, they were all very accepting. I expected to be the token gay friend and wasn’t surprised to learn I was. There are literally no queer girls at my school, so I guess I basically won’t date until college.
Story #1363
When I came out it was to my best friend. We were in our music class being loud as always when she started talking about her girlfriend (she’s gay btw). I got this feeling when she talked about her; I later realized it was jealousy. I liked my best friend as more than a friend and that scared me. I came out to her that day without telling her my feelings and she still doesn’t know to this day. (F/16/Lesbian)
Story #1360
When I came out, I wrote “I’m gay” on my wall that has a rainbow. My dad didn’t care; my mom questioned me but said she’s fine with it, then asked me if I had any crushes on girls. (Asexual lesbian)