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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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)
patrickalamo 48
Wait a moment... There are gay people in Texas?
rainbowsforall 7
Just because gays aren't commonly tolerated in Texas doesn't mean they don't exist there. They exist everywhere there are humans.
patrickalamo 48
It is sarcasm, on the plight of gays in TX. I have seen a lover not be able to attend a funeral because of a**hole parents who cannot face reality.
zuzupetalsYO 11
Wow that's just not right :( I don't see why homophobes need to know about other people's sexuality. Ruins my faith in humanity.
Trollgod 13
My ex-girlfriend and my online bestie both live in texas and their gay!
FML_14u2c 14
Wow OP, your FML page got hacked too? Just kidding, FYL.
korytaylor 2
Well if you werent gay you wouldnt be worrying right now
korytaylor 2
gays are nasty!!!!!!
rainbowflag 2
you can't pussy out about these things you should've done it in person
Autobot93 10
If you can't bear it in person, make a video. If they bash you over the truth, tell them to go **** themselves.
vbmg152 19
We've heard this story before & we always say don't come out on FB! That's the worse thing you can do!
818de60 2
seriously wtf did u expect
bogiesdisneygirl 2
Oh sweetie be proud of who you are. You were very brave to come out of the closet. Just clarify to everyone that you are in fact serious. Everything will turn out fine :)
Mooby 6
That is awful. Similar things were said to me when i came out, but they went away after like two days. Don't let it get you down too much