I had yet to come out as gay to anyone other than my counselor. But today I made a leap and told my best friend. He has posted and shared (very) homophobic posts on his social media before, so I was totally prepared to lose our friendship after I told him. But to my surprise, he had the most welcoming response I could have imagined and he just told me to be who I am and assured that we will always be friends. Of course, I cried. I never thought I'd be able to tell him and for some reason I decided the possibility of losing a friendship was worth ending all of the years of self-hatred I've put myself through. I think this will have been one of the best decisions of my life. Anyways, I just really needed to tell someone about this because I've rarely had a moment of positivity regarding my sexuality, and my friend has made me feel confident in it.
Thanks for sharing your inspiring coming out story! I am very happy for you that coming out to your friend turned out to be a positive experience for you and has given you confidence in being yourself.
This is awesome news! I'm glad your friend took it so well. I know how hard it is to make that decision; it's scary, and even when you've weighed the options and prepare yourself for the worst, the idea that the worst could happen is awful. So when it works out, it feels incredible.
