When I came out as bisexual my friends were very accepting and didn’t make a big deal out of it. Then I discovered I was lesbian and came out to my parents on Lesbian Visibility Day with rainbow cake. My mom thought I was joking at first and my dad reminded me that my sexual orientation could change. Overall though, they were generally accepting and told me they’d love me no matter what.
Story #2221
When I came out to my twin sister, she got really excited and shouted, “FINALLY.” She’s been really supportive so far. When I came out to my older brother, he said something like “Yah girls are nice” and “now we can talk about the hot girls together” and then he hugged me. I haven’t come out to my parents yet, but I think they’ll accept me. (F/16/Lesbian)
Story #2220
When I came out to my godmother, it was in October 2019 and we were putting away the groceries she had bought that day. She and I are really close so we started talking about mental health and self care, and then we started talking about dating. She said, “You are not allowed to date until high school. Boy or girl…” When I heard her say “girl” I kind of zoned out for a second, and my heart started racing. So I pushed back all those doubts and said, “Actually… it’s mostly going to be girls…” She stared at me for what felt like a few minutes (while my heart was beating out of my chest), and suddenly started smiling. She said, “I had a feeling you were hiding something from me, but I didn’t know what.” Tears started coming out of my eyes, and I sobbed into her chest with tears of relief. It was the first time I had really said anything to anyone about this, and I thought she would reject because of her Christian beliefs. I guess I was wrong! (F/14/Lesbian)
Story #2218
When I came out, I was in 5th grade and I only told my two best friends that I was bisexual. We then figured out that one of my friends is trans and we helped each other. Fast forward a year and you get a gender fluid, lesbian, asexual. My friends will be understanding when I tell them this. But I don’t want to tell my mom cause her sad/sympathetic face creeps me out. I don’t want her to feel the need to comfort me. (Genderfluid/13/Lesbian/asexual)
Story #2216
When I came out it was hard. I had realized not too long ago. I had gotten my hair cut. But it wasn’t the length I wanted, so I cut it off. My mom took away technology from me for a while. Saying the internet influenced me to do so. I have always been a tomboy, and I hated my body since 5th grade. I just thought it was body dysphoria. I may have not had gender dysphoria my whole life, but the euphoria was always there. I came out to family and some friends. But haven’t been able to transition yet. (F/Lesbian/transgender)
Story #2212
When I came out I told my best friend who I had a huge crush on. She was super accepting and asked me if that was why I didn’t approve of her dating. I said yeah. She is an amazing friend and I am so happy that she knows and I can talk to her. I haven’t openly come out to my family yet. I tried to tell my mum, but she said I was too young and that I shouldn’t tell anyone, due to being judged, and that if I changed it would be a lot easier if I didn’t say anything. (F/14/Lesbian)
Story #2205
When I came out my mom looked at me and said that I’m not her daughter anymore and kicked my ass out of the house. Pls for all the closeted people pls don’t come out with homophobic parents! (F/16/Lesbian)
Story #2204
When I came out I first had told my parents and friends that I was bi. But then I realized I was lesbian and bigender. So I was in the closet for a few months, and then today I told my dad and stepmom! They were fully supportive, and said that I don’t need to label myself. I’m scared to tell my mom because she thinks I’m LGBTQ+ because I think it’s “trendy” and I’m scared she might say that it’s just a phase or something. (She/they/11/Bigender and lesbian)
Story #2201
When I came out I was at my grandparents’ house. My granny was talking about how “all gays go to hell, ” so I got up and walked away. My dad asked where I was going and I replied with “to hell, apparently.” (F/15/Lesbian)
Story #2197
When I came out to my parents, I didn’t come out, I was forced out. My mum and I don’t have the best relationship, so we don’t talk very much. Because of this my mum doesn’t trust me all that much. Well, one day my mum decided that I have to be hiding something so took my phone and went through it, reading EVERYTHING. She found out about my girlfriend and my identity. The first thing she did was kick me out, then, after about an hour, she let me back in. We talked — meaning she yelled at me — for about two hours and that was that. It was rarely mentioned again apart from the occasional ‘well-meaning’ homophobic comment. (Non-binary/16/Lesbian asexual)