I am still an inside gay, it is hard for me to decide to come out now.  
Will you share you story?

For me, it has been easy. Everyone is really supportive. It's easier now, because I can be myself.

when I told my mother she said "tell me something I don't know" I was like Okay lol

i came out right after high school in 1999. the 1st 3 years were a bit rough but the news got old as it always tends to and everyone got over their selfs and moved on. it was the best choice i ever made. it saved ALOT of STRESS in the long run and remember:if you cant please your self you will never please others!

why guys those who have come out thought it is nothing about coming out, but it is really a big problem for those who haven't come out.

when i came out to my best friend she was mad at me for not telling her first..all my friends are cool with me being gay

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It is a big thing. And it's a hard decision to make until you have something that throws you into it.

For me, I didn't have many friends at all growing up, because I knew right from the beginning that I liked boys. Even as a young child I preferred looking at guys. I didn't have a lot of friends because I was worried about who would still like me if they knew I was gay.

I came out when I was 14. In HighSchool and at home. I'll be honest I did lose most of the few friends I had, but as soon as I came out, I made new friends, who accepted me for me, and I didn't have to worry about what would happen if they knew. Even for coming out at that age, I didn't have any problems at school being teased or worse. My father swore at me one time that it was a choice I had made, so he and I just avoided each other for years. My mother thought it was a phase that I would grow out of, till about 5 years later she grew out of it.

Even if they don't agree with it, a parent who loves their child will learn to accept it. If they can't... they are not really a parent now are they? And any friends you lose because they find out you are gay... can't really be called friends anyway, because it is conditional.

I was a freak in high school cause rather scare them away. Just for my well being. I came out when I was 13. I didnt have any "friends" anyway. My moms best friend was a Gay man. So I thought yeah tell her. But My sister was the first. She Loved Milessa Etheridge and the Indigo Girls. I told her she didnt have a problem. Now she says she thought I was just picking at her but she Loves me for Me (the only person I can be. My mom just said thats a Hard Life. Shes been there for me all the way. My problem is finding a man of Love. All I find are self centered Pricks. But they all say I'm a Love bug and caring. I dont know how to find love in this selfcentered driven gay world. No drugs for just about every guy I know does them. Which is a hell no in my book

It has never been an issue for me since my lover and I have been together for 43 years so people just assume that we are a couple.