sapphicvariety
14th Feb 2008, 06:34 PM
Hey guys. I'm new to this site, so I figure I may as well make one of these.
I came out for the first time on January 14th, 2007, four days before my fifteenth birthday and four days after breaking up with my first (and last) boyfriend. It was to my two best friends, Becca and Melissa. They took it so well, they really did. Melissa especially, because she had (and still has) a sense of humor about it. Becca went weird for a while, and even actually said "I'm not comfortable with you being gay," but she eventually apologized and we're friends again.
This summer, in June, I came out to my parents. They took it spectacularly. I even had a girlfriend for a while, which was fantastic and felt so entirely right for the first time ever. We ceased to be an item in August though, much to my dismay.
In August, in an attempt to alleviate my sadness over the breakup, I focused my energies into making a youtube video about coming out. A day or so after it launched, it was showcased by Your Daily Lesbian Moment (yourdailylesbianmoment.blogspot.com), and it got me loads of subscribers (which was wicked freakin cool). My mom found out though, and despite the fact that she's super cool about me being gay (she's a frequent at the local PFLAG), she made me take it down. Lame.
But.... I re-uploaded it under a different username.
wEj2PqoH1JI
Enjoy.
My normal youtube account is eatyourpeas18 (youtube.com/eatyourpeas18).
I'm totally out at school and I've received pretty much zero hate. Everyone's really cool about it, and we have a GSA. So have hope, people! Not every coming out story is a tragedy!!!
I came out for the first time on January 14th, 2007, four days before my fifteenth birthday and four days after breaking up with my first (and last) boyfriend. It was to my two best friends, Becca and Melissa. They took it so well, they really did. Melissa especially, because she had (and still has) a sense of humor about it. Becca went weird for a while, and even actually said "I'm not comfortable with you being gay," but she eventually apologized and we're friends again.
This summer, in June, I came out to my parents. They took it spectacularly. I even had a girlfriend for a while, which was fantastic and felt so entirely right for the first time ever. We ceased to be an item in August though, much to my dismay.
In August, in an attempt to alleviate my sadness over the breakup, I focused my energies into making a youtube video about coming out. A day or so after it launched, it was showcased by Your Daily Lesbian Moment (yourdailylesbianmoment.blogspot.com), and it got me loads of subscribers (which was wicked freakin cool). My mom found out though, and despite the fact that she's super cool about me being gay (she's a frequent at the local PFLAG), she made me take it down. Lame.
But.... I re-uploaded it under a different username.
wEj2PqoH1JI
Enjoy.
My normal youtube account is eatyourpeas18 (youtube.com/eatyourpeas18).
I'm totally out at school and I've received pretty much zero hate. Everyone's really cool about it, and we have a GSA. So have hope, people! Not every coming out story is a tragedy!!!