Happy National Coming Out Day

[Eisa]

Because it's important, too.

Human Rights Campaign "Coming Out"

It is, though.

Although I'm only semi out of the closet, as I'm 95% sure my parents shall disown me when they find out I'm bi. Buuuuuuuuuuuttttt here's hoping that doesn't happen ever.

Happy stories? Sad stories? People who know that was today?

Also. Random rainbow picture.

[teh_blumchenkinder]

Oooh, pretty picture.
... maybe there should be more of a warning with this day, y'know, to get stuff set up??
not suuuurrreee...
(I don't have much to come out about tho... XD )

[BookstoreEscapee]

I did not know that, but I did catch up on the last 3 weeks of Dan Savage's podcast at work today.

[hinakiba777]

I think that's awesome. Though as a Canadian kid it makes me laugh my butt off.

As today is Canadian Thanksgiving, meaning the first time most college bound youths come home after going to school. I just can't get the image out of my head of of a Dad asking his son to hand the stuffing and the boy to just announce to the whole dinner table that he is gay.

But yeah, great day!

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

As today is Canadian Thanksgiving, meaning the first time most college bound youths come home after going to school. I just can't get the image out of my head of of a Dad asking his son to hand the stuffing and the boy to just announce to the whole dinner table that he is gay.

Not to trivialize the difficult decision to come out to one's friends and family, but that sounds to me like something out of a Saturday Night Live sketch.

"Son, pass me the stuffing."

"I'm gay, dad."

[Eisa]

I feel ashamed, but that makes me

"I'm a lesbian, Mom and Dad."

"That's nice, please pass the potatoes...

Wait WHAT? "

[teh_blumchenkinder]

One can only hope Esia. /dry
(as in, one can only hope that it's that easy/that accepted)

[iradney]

It was hard for my cousin to come out - my Mom knew she was gay before my cousin did
So when Cousin told Mom, Mom was all "that's nice dear, your girlfriend is lovely and we approve of her." And Cousin was all
my Mommy

[TheSHAD0W]

*** staring at the picture in Eisa's post ***

...What does it mean?

*** runs away giggling ***

[Wenchie]

I'm late posting on here... but yeah, I'm bi. Posted on my FB on the 11th but might as well post here too.

My parents don't know.... I'm already on the outs with the majority of my family and that would probably break any chance of a relationship with my dad. I shouldn't care... most of my family treats me like crap anyway, but I'm always afraid of breaking that last tie with my dad. My stepmom & bio-sister already treat me like I'm a freak because I'm pagan, so I don't think I'll ever come out to them about being bisexual.

[smileyeagle1021]

I feel ashamed, but that makes me

"I'm a lesbian, Mom and Dad."

"That's nice, please pass the potatoes...

Wait WHAT? "

"I told her, 'I love key lime pie... and I'm gay' "
"Wow, I bet she wished she made apple."

Cookies for the reference.

[hinakiba777]

"I told her, 'I love key lime pie... and I'm gay' "
"Wow, I bet she wished she made apple."

Cookies for the reference.

Um....*thinks* Broken Hearts Club?

[Eisa]

I'm late posting on here... but yeah, I'm bi. Posted on my FB on the 11th but might as well post here too.

My parents don't know.... I'm already on the outs with the majority of my family and that would probably break any chance of a relationship with my dad. I shouldn't care... most of my family treats me like crap anyway, but I'm always afraid of breaking that last tie with my dad. My stepmom & bio-sister already treat me like I'm a freak because I'm pagan, so I don't think I'll ever come out to them about being bisexual.

I did, too...in a roundabout sort of way.

Yeah, I know the feeling. I already have so many things I'm hiding from my family. I'm not pagan, but I recently decided that I don't believe in organized religion--so I'm religious/spiritual in a sense that I believe most of the tenets of Christianity, but I don't know that I actually want to label myself as a Christian anymore. My parents would probably draw and quarter me if they knew. Add to that being bisexual...add to that wanting to confront them about abuse...it adds up.

Also, you aren't a freak because you're pagan. I hope you know that.

[shankyknitter]

Wenchy- If being a Pagan makes you a freak than I'm one too. Remind me to post a pic of my tattoo sometime as proof of this statement. My parents took it pretty ok when I came out of the broom closet, then again my uncle is a Druid and my aunt is a Pagan too so they kinda saw it coming.

My parents don't know I'm bi, but everyone else in my family does. I'm not going to make an issue of it until I have a girlfriend that I want my parents to meet. The only person in my family who knows everything (the bi, the poly, the dominatrix, the sex toy reviewer ect...) is my grandmother. Sounds really weird until you recall that my grandma was a teen in the 60s, the right age at the right time to be open minded as hell. I told her I was poly and bi in one fell swoop. Her reaction? "Well you don't want babies, but maybe your girlfriend will want one with your boyfriend then you can be co-mommy without that silly pregnancy thing" I told her I was a Domme. He reaction: "Well sweetness I'm glad you tell your partners up front that you'll be the one wearing the pants in your relationship. I'm sure there are a lot of people who could use a good spanking, don't wear your hand out too much."

I love my grandma.

[Eisa]

^OMG that is awesome. Your grandma is amazing.