So, I'm 17. Haven't had a lot of alcohol, so I really didn't know what I could handle when I drank half a bottle of wine recently and ended up wayyyyy too drunk for my own good. My first thought when I realized what had happened was, "Better call my best friend! He'll think this is hilarious!" Boy, did he! I blabbed on about absolutely everything I could think of, nearly fell down the stairs multiple times, let him fool me into all kinds of ridiculous drunk-texting scenarios, and also told him I was gay... From my hazy recollection, it went a little something like this (slurring and giggling implied when necessary): Me: Jake....oh my god....I'm so gay... An Entirely Too Amused Jake: Are you now? Me: No but like seriously....I'm a lesbian... Jake: I accept you! Me: No, but like seriously.... Not something I really meant to admit, cause I had realized I'm gay (drumroll please) the same day. Yikes. He had no problem with it, but I still denied it later because I wasn't ready for that information to be anyone's knowledge yet. Though I have a feeling that now he'll be waiting for me to tell him in a more sober state. Thought some of you might find it funny!
My name is kinley. I'm 16 and lesbian. Loved your story. I wish coming out would be that easy for me.
Hi Kinley, I'm Max! I hope you don't have to deal with too much difficulty coming out<3 Haha I know it'd have been a lot harder if I were sober!
If you ever need to talk about it I'll be here! I may not be out as gay but I was out as bi for awhile and understand the feeling. Are the people around you accepting?
Thanks for your support. The few people I have told are my friends. They don't really understand but are excepting. It is my parents that scare me.
I hope you'll be okay if/when you do come out to them. Coming out is always hard to do but it seems that it's always harder to hide one's true self.<3
Hello Max! First of all, I'm glad that you already embraced that you are gay - a lot don't or can't. It doesn't matter what others think, especially when you're doubting yourself. I think that bottle of wine kind of saved you there You can use that as an excuse until... well, it wears off. And I guess your friend there will be pretty accepting anyways! He even said it. So don't worry, there's no need to ^-^ Just don't panic much and don't say anything until you are 100% sure and ready to come out! Good luck!
