When I came out to my friend, it was an accident. I have a crush on this girl at school, and when the school day ended, I wanted to go find my crush to say bye to her before we left, so I asked my friend (who knows I’m a lesbian) if she could help me find her. We ended up going over to my other friend to ask her if she knew where my crush was, and that was when my friend mentioned me having a crush on the girl, without realizing that my other friend didn’t know. She asked me if I was bi and I said no. She then asked me if I was gay and I said yes, and she then gave me a big hug. She took it really well and is now helping me get closer to my crush. I’m so happy to have such supportive friends. (12/Lesbian)
Story #1285
When I came out to my older sister, I typed “I’m gay” on my phone and gave it to her because I was terrified to say it out loud. She just hugged me while I cried and said she loves me. My friends know now, but my parents do not. I’m struggling with telling them because they don’t seem like people who will take it well. (M/12/Gay)
Story #1284
When I came out I was hanging out with friends that I’ve known about two months. We were sitting in the Starbucks and asking each other questions. One of them asked, “Did you ever think if you were bisexual?” Everyone answered and I stayed quiet till one of them asked me, “What about you?” I said, “I’m gay” like I was saying my name… They took it well.
Story #1283
When I came out a couple weeks ago to my friends at my school it was relatively accepting. I’ve been hiding it from my family, which is difficult considering my sister is a grade below mine and we go to the same school, making it hard too keep my at-home life and school life separate. (M/13/Gay)
Story #1278
When I came out to my mother and sister they didn’t take it too well. My mother cried for days but eventually accepted that daily life was still normal, and I didn’t change the way I acted. My father, whom I have a bad relationship with, was surprisingly the most accepting of them all; I dare say he was even happy for me, even though he admitted that he didn’t understand what “made me this way”. I’m lucky enough that I’m in therapy for other reasons, so my therapist at the time helped me with it. I’m an 18-year-old gay guy; this was 1.5 years ago.
Story #1277
When I came out it was in my mom’s car. She told me that I was confused and just “thought” I was gay. We keep it a secret because my parents still think I’m just confused. I hope they come around to my wedding. (M/14/Gay)
Story #1274
When I came out to my nephew who’s about the same age as me he took it really well. However, when I told my sister, she flipped her sh*t. Her loss, I guess (M/16/Gay)
Story #1268
When I came out I was really scared. I’ve came out to my best friend. I was nervous, and I’ve only told on skype: I’m gay. He said, “I thought that you want to suicide, but I feel now reassured. And really I feel very honored that you told me that.” I couldn’t sleep that night.
Story #1259
When I came out to my sweet, dear mother, I realized it’s not all happiness and rainbows (well, rainbows maybe…). I told my mom I’m gay and she immediately told my dad. She slapped me and told me that I needed help while my dad said to go and live with a friend for a while. My friend loves me and I’m just happy to have one person who does.
Story #1257
When I came out, I was skyping my best friend, and she was talking about how homophobic I was. In response, I stuttered, “B-but I’m g-g-gay.” Now we joke about how much I stuttered that day.