When I came out I turned 13 about a week earlier. I am only out to my dad (3 months later), but it was around 11 pm on a school night and it was very emotional. I kept saying things like, “what if you don’t get it,” or “what if you don’t like it.” It didn’t help that he was already tired from work, so after many tears and about 30 minutes, I texted him and said, “I’m not straight.” He mentions it from time to time when we’re alone and stated how he knew, etc. (F/13/Queer)
Story #1733
When I came out to one of my best friends as non-binary, I was so scared of how she would handle it because I felt so vulnerable at the time. I texted her to tell her, and she immediately asked my pronouns and was so supportive. It honestly could not have been better. (NB/15/Queer)
Story #1708
When I came out to my girlfriend as non- binary, I was terrified. At that point, we had been dating for two years (three now) and I felt like I was betraying my best friend by keeping it from her. I wrote her a loooong letter and made her read it in front of me. After she was done she gave me the biggest hug and admitted that she had already suspected something was up with my gender and that she loved me regardless. She even told me that she had stopped referring to me as her girlfriend weeks before I came out to her. I’m so grateful and lucky to have such an amazing S/O. (NB/22/Queer)
Story #1242
When I came out to my long distance best friend as queer, he said at first that he was okay with it and couldn’t change me. Then he said he thought I was confused or decided to change who I liked because I had little female attention, and told me to “jack off to a pic of a hot girl.” No thanks, and wtf?!?! (M/14)
Story #1155
When I came out, it was to my mom and stepdad over a dinner of hot wings and cheese fries.
Me: I have something to tell you.
Mom: What?
Me: I don’t know how to say this.
Mom: You have a girlfriend.
Me: Close. *sigh* This is hard.
Mom: Just say it.
Me: I’m queer.
Mom: So you’re a lesbian?
Me: No. I don’t really want to get into it right now.
Mom: You have to educate us.
Me: Well, I date boys and girls and everything in between.
Mom: Oh. Okay. I love you.