When I came out, I was 15 in the 10th grade. My two dads were really supportive but my grandparents were fumed. I decided to keep a low profile until I graduated high school and moved to my dream state: Michigan. Now, life is easy and I’m married to a funny and smart man. We are expecting children from the adoption center. Don’t let other people’s words bring you down; be yourself and crush those barriers. Also, if you do not know what Uranic means, it means the attraction to masculinity of men and enby people. (Genderflux/22/Uranic)
Story #2537
When I came out, I was 17. I was hanging out with with my family; we were driving to my aunt’s wedding, which was the next day. We came across a beautiful restaurant that had a Pride Flag flowing in the wind. My dad said that we should turn around, and he was known to be extremely homophobic. My mom told him to ignore the “abomination”. When we went in to eat, I told my parents that I was polysexual. They looked at me as if I was some sort of alien. My mom shook her head in disappointment and my dad made gagging noises before turning around to order. I see a lot of homophobia in here and I finally moved out two and half months ago. Don’t lose hope, always love yourself! (Genderflux/questioning/20/Polysexual)
Story #2457
When I came out everything felt weirder. I feel like everyone I told (myself included) just tried to avoid the topic. I felt like I was half in and half out of the ‘closet’. Different people in my life responded differently and knew different amounts: my mom knew but didn’t think that nonbinary people could have gender dysphoria, my dad sort of knew but thought it was ‘just a phase’ and didn’t take me very seriously, my dad’s partner was supportive, my mom’s partner didn’t know and thought that ‘there’s no possible way that there are that many transgender people. I mean, there’s always going to be one or two, but…’, and so one. I was (and still am) so scared of rejection. I came to a point where I felt that I had ‘come out’ too much to pretend it had never happened yet too far to fully come out without making it seem like I was craving attention, or doing too much. Because I never knew how to properly come out, no one knows my full identity, just that I use they/them pronouns (sort of), that I don’t dress femininely (at least most of the time), and that I wasn’t straight (even though I never clearly stated my orientation). (Nonbinary Genderflor Genderflux Trans/11/Arospec Ace-spec Abroromantic Lesbian)