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bbwolf26
August 30th, 2015, 09:18 PM
This morning I was watching ESPN SportsCenter and they had this special report about a 12yr old boy Braeden who came out to his friends and family. He was really depressed and felt bad because of stuff that was said to him at school. A professional LaCross player who had come out back in 2005 sent him a video to encourage him and then organized a special game called the "Courage Game" in his honor with other kids and pro players who were both gay and straight.
Anyway it was a really cool story. I am not sure what I am yet. Gay or straight. I am 14. I had a girlfriend a year ago and all we did was kiss. I have done stuff with my best friend and I do like him. Listening to Braeden's parents and especially his dad talk about the questions they had about how could a 12yr old know if he was gay got me thinking. And hearing how Braeden got depressed and stayed in his room a lot and would cry. It kind of sounded like me sometimes. He is really courageous to come out like that. I am not sure if I could come out to everyone.
PaleBoy
August 31st, 2015, 11:35 AM
Indeed he was, if he did that at that young age. But coming out is also a very personal thing: there are people who are completely ok with not disclosing their non-heterosexuality to everyone who knows them. Of course, itīs a rather painful experience living in a very sexually repressed environment.
pjones
September 3rd, 2015, 06:00 PM
that was an awesome report, and he is very courageous. i have figured out i'm, bi, and quite comfortable with it. have a crush on a girl in my history class that i'm going to ask out soon (if i don't chicken out) and can see myself married and having a family. i can also see myself being very happy with another male for the rest of my life.

my brother and close friends know i'm bi, and i think my parents more than suspect after an embarrassing situation with my best friend. however i'm not ready to announce it to the world yet.
bbwolf26
September 3rd, 2015, 10:36 PM
Indeed he was, if he did that at that young age. But coming out is also a very personal thing: there are people who are completely ok with not disclosing their non-heterosexuality to everyone who knows them. Of course, itīs a rather painful experience living in a very sexually repressed environment.

that was an awesome report, and he is very courageous. i have figured out i'm, bi, and quite comfortable with it. have a crush on a girl in my history class that i'm going to ask out soon (if i don't chicken out) and can see myself married and having a family. i can also see myself being very happy with another male for the rest of my life.

my brother and close friends know i'm bi, and i think my parents more than suspect after an embarrassing situation with my best friend. however i'm not ready to announce it to the world yet.

I think you guys are right. Announcing something like that is not for everyone. I am not even sure what I am anyway. But I see stuff on tv and read posts about people coming out and I think some of that puts pressure on people to declare what their sexuality is even if they are not sure yet.
pjones
September 4th, 2015, 06:48 PM
I think you guys are right. Announcing something like that is not for everyone. I am not even sure what I am anyway. But I see stuff on tv and read posts about people coming out and I think some of that puts pressure on people to declare what their sexuality is even if they are not sure yet.

for me the most accurate part of your post is "I am not even sure what I am anyway". i wasn't either because i was "in love" with my best friend and he was with me. we still love each other but as friends/brothers, we took the sexual part out of the relationship and have discovered that there is a lot more to life.