babolat96
October 11th, 2011, 10:19 PM
In honour of national coming out day, share your coming out story here. If you're not out, feel free to ask any questions or for any advice you may need.
My story: around 7th grade I began to tell friends of mine. They were all very supportive, and after telling all of them, I began to start to feel like I wanted to come out to everyone I knew, but that those days would be far away. The summer between 8th grade and 9th grade, my parents found out, unintentionally. One day, they took my phone and read through my messages and found out that I had been talking to a guy. They asked me about it, and I figured that this was as good as a time as any to tell them since they basically already knew. That night was filled with many tears, but they took it very well, and are very supportive. During the winter of my Freshman year, my friend was talking about a guy that she wanted to set me up with, and talked about how he had already come out. Basically, that was the push I needed to finally do something. I took out my phone, went to Facebook and posted "Hey guys, I'm bi." and then logged off and tried to go to sleep. Emphasis on tried. That night was one of the scariest nights for me, since I didn't know what to expect when I got to school the next day. In the end, I have receieved a lot of support, and little to no crap from others. It's almost a year later, and coming out has been one of the best decisions. Wait until you're ready, but when you do, know that it's worth it.
My story: around 7th grade I began to tell friends of mine. They were all very supportive, and after telling all of them, I began to start to feel like I wanted to come out to everyone I knew, but that those days would be far away. The summer between 8th grade and 9th grade, my parents found out, unintentionally. One day, they took my phone and read through my messages and found out that I had been talking to a guy. They asked me about it, and I figured that this was as good as a time as any to tell them since they basically already knew. That night was filled with many tears, but they took it very well, and are very supportive. During the winter of my Freshman year, my friend was talking about a guy that she wanted to set me up with, and talked about how he had already come out. Basically, that was the push I needed to finally do something. I took out my phone, went to Facebook and posted "Hey guys, I'm bi." and then logged off and tried to go to sleep. Emphasis on tried. That night was one of the scariest nights for me, since I didn't know what to expect when I got to school the next day. In the end, I have receieved a lot of support, and little to no crap from others. It's almost a year later, and coming out has been one of the best decisions. Wait until you're ready, but when you do, know that it's worth it.