Coming Out Support Group
This community is dedicated to the challenges that gay men and lesbian women face, both between the partners in a relationship and from other influences (family, society, etc.). Find support and talk to others who may be facing the same challenges, and share your experience.
I want to come out SOO bad. A few months ago met a girl that flipped my world over. I still care about her but I don't think anything will come of it.. At first I thought maybe it's just this one girl this one time, but then I started looking at girls at school and walking around the mall. I am still verrrrrrrrry attracted to males, but every once and a while a girl will catch my eye. So, yes, I am bisexual.
There is a problem with my family though.. My mom and I have talked about sexual orientation on multiple occations and she believes that you're either gay or straight; bisexual people are just in denial. My sister thinks I do everything for attention anyways and my dad is INSANELY religious. He'd disown me on the spot.
A few of my friends and that one special girl (and everyone on DS) know that I am bisexual, and they're all pretty cool with it. I wouldn't mind coming out to everyone at school because I don't care what they think, I'm not going to even remember their names in 10 years. But I'm afraid someone will tell my sister then it will all explode.
I just want to hold hands with whoever I want.. So I would like some advice. Do you think I should wait until after graduation so I don't even have to deal with their judgement or not tell them at all? Suck it up and tell them? Or just wait to see if I meet a nice girl I would want to take home? I honestly don't know what to do... If anyone has any advice, words of wisdom or would be kind and brave enough to share your story that would mean the world to me. Thank you guys(:
There is a problem with my family though.. My mom and I have talked about sexual orientation on multiple occations and she believes that you're either gay or straight; bisexual people are just in denial. My sister thinks I do everything for attention anyways and my dad is INSANELY religious. He'd disown me on the spot.
A few of my friends and that one special girl (and everyone on DS) know that I am bisexual, and they're all pretty cool with it. I wouldn't mind coming out to everyone at school because I don't care what they think, I'm not going to even remember their names in 10 years. But I'm afraid someone will tell my sister then it will all explode.
I just want to hold hands with whoever I want.. So I would like some advice. Do you think I should wait until after graduation so I don't even have to deal with their judgement or not tell them at all? Suck it up and tell them? Or just wait to see if I meet a nice girl I would want to take home? I honestly don't know what to do... If anyone has any advice, words of wisdom or would be kind and brave enough to share your story that would mean the world to me. Thank you guys(:
If you do come out I would advise teling your family first so that the situation you decibed with your sister doesn't happen
I feel my parents are the same as yours as they always talk about gay and straight and never bisexual but I feel they Know of bisexuality but they don't know that much. If you tell her then hopefully having it brougt home to her will dispell her thoughts about it being that we're in denial
I wouldn't tell my parents when I get my first boyfriend becase I feel it will be too much for them to take in
But in the end its your decision and ultimatly you know what will make you happy and what ever you do I wish you the best
tell them - better from you than someone else and they stop trusting you. if they dont like it they dont deserve you or who cares, theyre family, they love you
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