Today, I came out of the closet. I came out on Facebook to spare myself awkward conversations and gossip. I wrote a deeply meaningful status about my partner and my pride in who I was. The only responses were, "Lol", "Hacked", and similar remarks. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I logged onto Facebook to see one of my "friends" had used my account to post a coming-out story. It had comments on it such as "I knew it!" "Finally." and "That explains so much." FML
Today, I told my friends I had been hiding something that I wanted to come clean on. My one friend responds by saying, "FINALLY you come out of the closet. It's about time." I'm not gay. I was just going to tell them my parents were getting a divorce. FML
Today, I came out as transgender to my extremely accepting and religious family over Facebook. My feed is currently flooded with plans for my exorcism. FML
Today, someone very close to me came out of the closet. Normally I would fully support them, had we not just gotten married. FML
Today, I came out of the closet, after years of fear and shame, thanks to my mom making me to go to a church full of fundies my whole life. In the end, I was in tears. All I got was a frown and a "So? Want a medal or something?" FML
Today, I came out to my parents as lesbian. Surprisingly, they were OK with it… just as long as I still marry a dude, give them grandbabies, and keep the whole lesbian thing a deep, dark, shameful secret that we never talk about again. FML
Today, I came out of the closet. Now whenever I'm getting ready to go somewhere with my dad he says, "Lesgo, lesbo." FML
Today, I came out as a lesbian to my friends. They were supportive, save for my one friend, who accused me of copying her by also being a lesbian. FML
Today, I came out to my parents and siblings as gay. They were very accepting and asked me why I waited until I was 25 to do so. I didn't have the heart to tell them it was their own homophobic remarks that kept me closeted since I realized it at 14, and that a previous coming-out to a parent was dismissed as 'a phase'. FML
Today, a stranger told me how proud he was that my boyfriend and I were so open with our sexuality. For the past three years, most strangers have thought we're a pair of gay men. I'm a woman. FML
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bjoernabee 1
Whats with people and against gays? Seriously. It just gives us guys a better chance of finding a girl :D But yeah, FYL
klovemachine 24
Should have done it in person. No possibility of hacking that way (or people saying lol hacked)
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Comments (146)
youjustmademelol 4
I'm sorry. I feel bad for you but Facebook is not for "deep meaningful" thoughts, it's for cat pictures. I don't know what tou expected saying that on Facebook. Build up some courage and say it in person, if they make fun of you, you can't be you around them so just give them up, forget about them.
nowayisthisreal 4
Listen, if you had to announce that you had a partner, it's not a life partner, it's just a sex partner. Partner does not mean "person I **** semi-regularly." If that was your partner, you would not have had to come out. So, great, you're out. Now grow up.
jaredofmo 22
Take your own advice.
Ambience138 11
Christ you spew a load of crap. Good job.
MuchDance90s 0
WTH is wrong with you?! Coming out is a very important life event for a lot of gay people! It's not a mere "announcement," but a confirmation of something very deep and life changing: finally embracing WHO you are! It's not about "sex"!!!!
rainbowsforall 7
A SEX partner? You think just because OP is gay that means his partner is only for sex? Your comment is not very clear but that's what it looked like to me.
jaredofmo 22
Unfortunately, a lot of people are like him. They don't think about the people, they think about the sex. A lot of people are perverts.
jaredofmo 22
I came out and used Facebook (due to not living close to much of my friends and family), but I linked to my personal blog. Sure, someone might hack your Facebook, but to hack your Facebook AND blog, that's something else entirely. Anyway, I hope your friends and family do take you and your partner seriously, OP. We shouldn't be afraid to love.
FelixVC1 21
You should be proud by your own courage! I have several friends who are too scared to openly admit their sexuality to family members, so I understand how hard it is. Good luck OP, ignore the haters and I hope you are and your partner are very happy together :)
pfclunchbox005 1
You ******. That's just gross.
happyvocal 1
The world wasn't made for you.
Aerosmith101 1
Lol! Jk jk
Linkerdoodles 15
Your insightful comment just blew my mind! Jk jk
Eiregal2 10
congratulations love! welcome to the fun side of living. being straight is so last decade! on that note, I LOVE BOOBIES!! :-)
jaredofmo 22
It's fun because once you get past the whole "I like people of the same sex" thing, NOTHING is awkward anymore.
Eiregal2 10
indeed! ;-) love and peace my rainbow brother!
hornyrabbit12 8
Use twitter
SoultheWolf 19
I don't understand why it's everyone's bussiness to know if you are gay or not. It is your life, not theirs. It is nice to be able to not have to hide it true, but sometimes it is better to do so. I hope that you don't get a lot of hate for this, too many people think just because you are gay you are a horrible, demonic person. Don't let their hate push you off either, be true to yourself! You have someone who loves you and you love. I wish you two the best!
TheyCallMeDamien 18
That is something you do in person otherwise responses may vary as you can see. Facebook isn't built for intimate moments like that. And that is something you restrict to telling your family and friends. Not all FB friends are friends cause odds are you worry very little about what they think. I hate to say this but you're going to have to do that all over again.