how do i come out to friends?

[lonely_gay_boy]

Well ive been wanting to come out for a while because it gets me depressed knowing im gay and will never be happy with a boy like my straight friends are happy with girls. How am i supposed to come out withouT being made fun of or discriminated for being different?

[Thunderstorm]

Woah woah. You claim you're gay but you say you'll never be happy with a boy? Homosexuality is being passionate with boys. No, you may not have a "perfect" heterosexual relationship, but you can most definitely be just as happy, if not more than heterosexual couples.

Now, I came out to my friends one by one when I felt they earned my trust. I usually did it over text and allowed them to talk to me in person or call me if they ended to. Most of my friends are girls so it probably wasn't as hard as telling boys. However, real friends would accept you regardless of who you are. If you need more help, I'm here.

[lonely_gay_boy]

I just want to love and be loved

[LiamC]

If you're worried about how your friends will feel, they'll be fine. They've been your friends for however long so they clearly like you for who you are, the small fact that you like boys instead of girls doesn't change the parts of your personality that they liked in the first place.

I told my male friends before my female friends, mostly! In my experience they actually understood better. They don't have expectations like "take me shopping, choose my clothes" which I found some of the girls did. Literally the guys' reaction collectively was pretty much "oh cool, doesn't change anything, I'm always here if you need me". They sometimes joke about it but that means they're comfortable with who I am, which is of course a good thing. Just start with the one friend you trust the most, male or female, and then when they react positively you'll just have that wonderful feeling of being unburdened. Once you get that once, it's a bit like a drug and you want the feeling again, which makes it easier to gradually tell more of your friends.

[DoodleSnap]

Try speaking to your most trusted friend. "Test the water" - so to speak. If you feel that they understand, and reacted well, then ask them for advice, as they can tell you who would react okay with it, if you were to tell them. Just remember, if they are really good friends, then finding out about your sexuality shouldn't change anything. They will understand that you are still the same person, and the same personality, that they became friends with.