Do you have any good "coming out" stories?

Question

I know telling your family and friends you are bi, lesbian, or gay can be very hard to do. Do you have any good "coming out" stories? Stories where they reacted differently then you thought they would, in a funny way, happy, or any other different way? How did you tell them? People often feel better afterwards because they can be truly themselves.

Answer 1

I'm straight, but I love the story of how my best friend came out to me, if you'll listen. I was the first person she ever told. We went for a walk (for no "apparent" reason) and she had me sit down with her on an empty bench in the hotel near where we were living. She started talking, talking in circles, dropping hints and getting really upset. I was so worried about her. I wasn't sure what it was, but I knew it was something sexual. Was she raped? Was she pregnant? If she had been raped, I would break the guy's face, but she wasn't the type to get pregnant. Then it clicked in my head. I asked her if it was ok for me to guess what she was trying to tell me, and she nodded. I asked if she was trying to come out to me, and she didn't move. I asked again, and she nodded. I hugged her so tight! I told her how relieved I was, how I thought something bad had happened. She told me how she had been keeping it hidden for so long, and if she hadn't come out to me, she never would have. We're so close now, I go around calling her my sister. The one problem is that we both like the same type of girl, so if there's a nice bi girl we both like, there may be a discussion... ;P

Answer 2

I came out to my mother in the car. I was home for Thanksgiving break from college, and had told her on the phone that I had something big to tell her because I had chickened out several times and knew she wouldn't let me off the hook if I gave her a heads up. I wanted to wait until we got home from the airport, but she started in on this list of things she thought might be wrong. Had I been raped? Did I have cancer? Was I pregnant? Had I been arrested and was out on jail? Been expelled from college? I told her I was gay.

She turned to look at me so fast she almost ran us off the road. Then she said, "Is that all? I've been freaking out for a week and THAT'S your big news? I don't know who you thought you were fooling, kiddo. We've all known that for a while now."

Answer 3

My father found out on his own. He was in my room and found a note from my gf at the time and pretty much figured it out from that. (was not impressed that he snooped but hey!) I was at my mothers at the time when he called and said I need you to come home now we need to talk. It was that 'this is serious **** here' tone. I was sooooo nervous. Walking home I couldnt possibly figure out what it was that got him sooo serious and me all nerved up!
So I get home he sits me on the couch in the livingroom and asks me if there is anything I want to tell him. I asked why. He hands me the note and my stomach hits the floor. I thought he was going to freak! hes a conservative kinda guy. (seems he has had this for a week!!!) and then he handed me a book his gf had found him! (yep she now knew!) and said. I didnt know what to think or feel. So I talked to Liz (his gf) and she took me to the book store and we found this. I read it through and through and it helped me to understand my feelings and you as a person. I know its just you. i didnt do a thing wrong. This doesnt change who you are. This doesnt change our relationship. I want to understand you as a person better so how about we talk about you. How you knew, who your girl is, what do you think about men. Meanwhile while he is telling me all this i am going woah! he isnt yelling!!!!
We had a great conversation! it helped soo much. That was 11 years ago. My dad has never hated me and freaked. (though I thought he was!) he has gotten to know my fiance and is coming to our wedding! His conservative nature is what prevented me from telling him. I thought he would hate me, treat me different. But he didnt! he was there for me when I told my mother and she freaked. I love surprises!

Answer 4

When I came out to my family it was a mess. My father was bashing homosexuals and I decided to say something. My parents got really mad at me and decided they didn't want anything to do with me while they were figuring things out. I went to my room to try to get away from it all, and my older brother came in. He had heard what was going on and he pretty much told me that he loved me no matter what and he knew it didn't change who I was. He told me I took balls to come out, and he joked that now we could check out girls together (which we actually do). It was just really great for me because I felt like I had no one to turn to, with my parents being so narrow-minded, and then my brother comes and tells me that he fully supported me and he would be there for me whenever I needed him. It meant more than anything. He also helped explain my sexuality to my little sister and helped her to be more accepting than my parents.

Answer 5

i used to be immensly deficient as a child, my mum drank mmost of her sales help and as we didnt have any uniforms i consistently needed to put on tracksuit bottoms what had been often too brief for me, they most cost-effective running shoes nike or addidas needed to present (identification be bullied much more if i didn t) , we had been all technically deficient at our university however i used to be one of the vital worse off. the primary day i received known as elvis on account that my mum purchased me a couple of $five running shoes (1997) what had been product of blue suade. I have just lately moved clear of Niddrie, Edinburgh (neighbour to Greedndykes - 4th such a lot disadvantaged field in scotland) over two years in the past and that i like it in wolverhampton, the men and women are a good crowd!

Answer 6

when I came out it was funny I was talkin to my mom on the phone and she kept asking me when Im gettin married and stuff I told her sure mom Im gettin married to a rich girl and bring home the bacon lol she said pfft quit playin seriously so I said well mom Im not gettin married because I dont like men we started jokin still loves me the same my brother was the one that took it the hardest we argued and he told me he wanted a lil sister not a brother his wife had a talk with him pretty much explained it to him that its my life that its not like Im gonna have a sex change or ne thing a day later he comes up says he sorry and he still loves me but acceptin me would be hard now we check chicks out together lol my entire family knows about me they all accept me and love so for me comin out wasnt really a big mess or ne thing...