Who Did You Come Out to First?
First person to know about it would had been a friend of mine with whom I rarely met but who was quite close with me. She accepted me and after this I told my best friend, who was reputedly bi, and he said that he was glad to know that I trusted him that much. After that I told a few other close friends until I started spreading rumours about myself, answered honestly to the questions people asked and eventually most people knew that I'm gay.
Were There Any Challenges?
Challenges? Not really... The only challenge that actually could be there would be my family. They are the only ones who do not know. Which is quite funny, our whole village knows but my family has no idea. I am planning on telling my grandmother, who took care of me since I was born, she's the one with whom I'm close with. The rest don't really matter. One of my friends had hard time with it, we don't talk about it now, if he wants it so, then I'm cool with that. I don't talk about his love-life either so I think it's a pretty fair deal.
Advice
- I think one should first tell to one's close friends. If those friends really care about you, then they'll give their support for you.
- After that I'd advice telling to the family member which is closest to you, to a sibling perhaps. My relationship with my family is pretty strained as it is, which is why I haven't told them.
- I think telling to a teacher is a really good idea as well. I talk about my life with my psychology teacher, so she heard about it pretty quickly. It's good to have someone at school who knows about the situation, because this kind of things can affect your studies, so it's advisable.
