When did you come out?

[blackpoe66]

How old were you when you came out?

[sngl]

I just came out ... not even 2 months ago
but my life has improved greatly (!)

[Sam]

well I told one person at 17 but everybody else was at 19 and 20 and actually I'm still coming out to people.

[Perrygay]

16

[Tom]

i was 12

[Ty]

i was 12

OMG really? so young, wow thats incredible

[SpikySpice]

7 months ago, after i joined this place:)

[Jim1454]

lol! What a surprise that a 17 yo created this poll! Highest age to choose is >18! :rolleyes:

[Zaurak]

16

[davo-man]

Well I began coming out when I was 15 and will end when Im 18....so its been a long and enjoyable process

[Ilayis]

actually the first time I came out to anybody which I just remembered today,I was eight!

[JSG]

I just came out ... not even 2 months ago
but my life has improved greatly (!)

I found my coming out twin !! :icon_bigg

[pirateninja]

15

[Bryan]

I first told my best friend when I was 15 (back in April) but I am still coming out to people, very slowly, considering my parents are holding me back. But the real question, is who knew they were gay before reaching the age of 10?

[Paul_UK]

26

[blackpoe66]

But the real question, is who knew they were gay before reaching the age of 10?

I thought that I was bi when I was 8. I realized that I was gay when I was 10.

[Miaplacidus]

I came out on April 19th, 2006. So I was 18.

[Zec24]

Yeah I was 20, almost 21. In November it will be a year for me.

[Bryan]

I thought that I was bi when I was 8. I realized that I was gay when I was 10.

That is really cool, I wish I could have come out to my self at the age of 10.

[Grof142007]

17 and i love ur avatar *drools* i have all 6 pic of him in that movie

[Seanboy23]

I just came out last year, at the age of 36. It's been amazing!! I knew there was that weight on my shoulders, but didn't realize just how heavy it was until it lifted. And it all happened in one night. It was totally a spiritual thing. I feel like I've just been born!!! I tell people I'm 37 going on 23; I even get carded ALL the time now! 40 lb. lighter, in shape, making tons of new friends. I got a "reset button" in life, yay!!!!!

[silentsound]

August 3, 2008 (I know all my dates which the OCD in me likes) making me 14, but I don't think I'll be done and totally open until 21, that's the goal at least...

[silentsound]

I just came out last year, at the age of 36. It's been amazing!! I knew there was that weight on my shoulders, but didn't realize just how heavy it was until it lifted. And it all happened in one night. It was totally a spiritual thing. I feel like I've just been born!!! I tell people I'm 37 going on 23; I even get carded ALL the time now! 40 lb. lighter, in shape, making tons of new friends. I got a "reset button" in life, yay!!!!!

wow that's great! I'm happy for you!

[BitterEdge]

I haven't yet...but I'm working on it.

[riddlerno1]

I havent yet either, but am thinking about it!

[Zachary825]

i havent yet and dont want too i r too scared

[James]

I first came out to myself and friends when I was 15 1/2, I will be out to everyone once I tell my family.

[touch me]

I remember talking to my parents at 13, about two friends and myself being gay. They told everyone in the imediate family the next day. Some were supportive others did not understand, and still do not.

[nluvwthagrl1010]

I was 23

[XXX Lou XXX]

I told most of my friends when I was 15, and came out to everyone else just in the past few days. Like, i'm pretty open in public with my girlfriend, and if someone asks I just tell them. I still haven't told anyone in my family, but I know my aunt and uncle will take it well (hope so anyway). So I might tell them when I visit them in Liverpool soon. :)

[firecausesburns]

A couple of friends when I was 14 or 15, then scattered over the next few years, ending with my parents when I was 17. There are still a couple of people who don't know (extended family) but I consider myself mostly out.

[nodoubtjunkie]

14 :d

[Daniella]

i came out to my friends when i turned 12.
i came out to my dad & cousins when i was 14.
and i came out to my aunt a couple of months ago.

[lap531]

I came out to my family at 15 and I came out to everyone a few month ago at 16 (!)

[ctw0625]

im 17 and i came out to my best friend about a week and a half ago, another friend about 3 days ago, and my second best friend last night. they all took it really well, and im sure there are more to come. my parents have known id been thinking about it for a few years, but ill tell them that i AM gay soon i think... definitely within the next year. after that, i want to come completely out.

[Nova713]

I came out to a few people just over a year ago when I was 21 just before I graduated from university. I wish I had done it sooner.

[TasteMyRainbow]

I came out to by friends and crush at 12. None of them speak to me anymore... By the time I turned fourteen the whole school knew.

[-Michael-]

I came out fully just last month....



It's almost as good as red bull :)

[Tokarov]

I told the first person when I was 15.
Now I'm 16, and out to about 17 people. :D Been a crazy time, and it's not over yet xD

[Wired106]

I told my family and all my closest friends when I was 16 and now the only people that don't know are people that arn't as close to me.

[Mickey]

I was 16. I think coming out is a never ending process. When you meet new people,there you go,again! Again....GOOD LUCK to everyone who came out,is coming out or are just thinking about it! Mickey*****

[Alex89]

I was 18. =) Came out about 2 weeks after joining this forum, and never looked back.

Takes a lot of weight off your shoulders and now I no longer have to think about what I say or do. Wooooo!

I would recommend to anyone though to do it when you're older and finished high school - university seems a lot more accepting and mature than a bunch of school kids.

[Derek the Wolf]

17, the day before I joined EC.

[the ry guy]

23, I came out at a PLAG gathering July 20 of this year :thumbsup: felt great

[ducktress]

35, but don't hold it against me; I'm always the last to know!:eusa_doh:

[kristi]

20. I was fortunate enough to figure it out while I was in college. It was very difficult at the time, but I wouldn't trade it for the world. Now I just assume that everyone knows I'm gay. Co-workers or friends, it doesn't matter. I don't advertise it, but if they ask about my personal life, I don't lie about it either. I'm proud to be gay. I'm proud to be honest with myself about who I am, and who I love. Life is so much better when I can be honest with the woman in my mirror.

[Swamp56]

Which time? XD

Bisexual - 17
Gay - 17 (3 weeks later)

:confused:

[420inc]

27'ish had my first real experience but didn't come out. 28'ish told my folks to the delight of my boyfriend. 29'ish came out at work and new friends.

[rosiejuly3]

I started coming out when I was 12 to a few close friends, but I was out to my school and my mom when I was 13. I don't really want to come out to my whole family since they would prob. disown me.

[crimsonarcher]

Came out on March 2nd, 2007, so I was 14.

[Nicknikko]

I came fully out not too long ago.. maybe like in December 07 and... then i slowly start coming out to everyone..

[Jacobs]

I am out to my friends and i am 16.

[Janvier]

Out to everyone when I was 17, August 07.

[J Schuelke]

about 6 months ago, shortly after finding EC.

[Beth]

ppl i knew online knew wen i was about 14/15
errrrm ppl at school found out when i was 16
i didnt tell everybody at college but a fair amount knew when i was 17
my best mates knew
at 17 ppl slowly but surely began to believe it & then work found out (i say "found out",it wasnt in a bad way)& ive just turned 18 but everybody knows & now my mum knows (assuming she hasnt ignored it again) but i told her first when i was 14 sooooo

[Loveless]

Last day of school i told my friend, and on the first day of school my other friend asked if i was gay in front of a whole classroom, and now quiet a few people know and it all went very well :D.

[Mestiz0]

October of 2007.
First year in College.
I was 18 + Drunk.

SOOO much happier now (when I am at my college)
Still closeted back home with the family.

[grapevine fires]

Considering the fact that I came out in like.. March, I put myself down in the 14-17 group.

[acorn7]

Late 16 early 17... not that long ago, but oh so glad I've been out for a while now.

[hammonda1]

I think I'd "figured it out" by the time I was ten. Although at that age, you don't even have a clue what the word "gay" means but I knew. I didn't fully come out to myself until my mid thirties but when I finally did, it was so great.

[HHLLJason]

I haven't come out yet, but plan to soon.
I'm 17, and won't be 18 for quite some time; so I'd say it's safe to say I'll be 17 when I come out. :)

[aussie paul]

when i was in my mid 40s, to my wife, so difficult, i wa shaving professional help at the time which really helped my. I had been having sexual difficulities with my wife. so i went to see someone, it was really great to help me understand myself. years later, at about age 50 i told a man who was a close friend.
So i'm a late comer !!! Paul

[ColbieMarie]

Just a couple months ago. I actually wasn't planning on doing it that night, (I was still toying around with the idea of telling anyone), but I was drinking with my friends, and I was talking with a couple of straight girls and one gay guy and we were talking about boys and such (I don't really remember) but then Jeff says to me, maybe you like girls. And I said "yes, well, maybe..." Jeff and I bonded and he was said he was really proud of me (which made me feel sooo great). Funny thing, the two girls that were right next to us didn't hear/notice any of this going on.

As of now the only people that officially know are Jeff, his bf Shawn and myself. I'm sure others suspect.

I was telling my mom about my friend (gay) Bryan and how I think he's the coolest, and she's like maybe you're a lesbian?? And I was like haha no, if I was a lesbian, I would hang out with gay girls, not gay guys.

To answer the question 19. I don't really want to come out to anyone else anytime soon tho.

[Wander]

I still haven't come out to any IRL friends, but...

12: Start accepting the fact I might be gay
14: Finally come out to myself
14 (later): Come out to some online friends

I plan on coming out to my mom this fall, so if you'll look to your left
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You'll see I'll be 15 when that happens.

[skwidge]

Woah I'm so suprised at how many of you had it all sorted so young! While I was 15 and 16 I just didn't know what was going on, then not long after turning 17 I thought I must be bi... but nah, gay. So 17 :eusa_danc I'm eighteen in a month.