I'm not making this as to oppose coming out, but to show the importance of it to people, as when I was coming to terms with who I was, I was asking myself the same question (and still kind of am)., so tell me forum, why should you come out?
If you come out, you get to be in a relationship and not have to hide it. Also, being in the closet can really eat you up. When you be yourself and you're openly gay, bi, trans, etc. you feel a lot better and happier and you feel like yourself.
I want to come out because I'm sick of people thinking I'm straight. As I'm getting older people are slowly asking more questions about boyfriends.
Because why shouldn't we, why should we hide who we are? No reason to have to lie about being gay, we aren't hurting anyone and we deserve to be respected for who we really are, not who we project.
This. Plus if we don't come out, we are assumed to be straight. I don't know about you, but I'd like for the opposite sex to know that I'm gay so they are less inclined to hit on me. Same goes for other gay women. I'd like them to know that I'm also interested in women and then ta-da! Dates with women!
:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clapThanks guys. I think y'all gave great resons to come out.:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap
Let's see: lessen anxiety, go to events without worry that you will be outed by a third party, sleep better, have the respect of your friends, find out who your real friends are, date the people you want to date, feel less guilty for looking at the same sex(instead of ignoring them), find your true self, lessen shame, and gain a backbone. ---------- Post added 20th Jul 2014 at 04:14 AM ---------- Honestly, should have done this 4 years ago.....
Why come out? If you have supporting people around you that you wouldn't mind if they knew, you'd feel a whole lot better and have a load lifted off your chest. You can be yourself and bring a boy home with all the approval you want.
