National Coming Out Day

Immediately after coming out, I felt a huge relief. Kinda like when you've been holding in your pee for what feels like hours or when you're carrying a heavy box and you finally set it down. It feels really good, especially when you come out to really understanding people.

If its safe for you to come out, maybe post a video or a status telling your story. If you're poetic or a musician, you can post up a video of you performing a song/poem you wrote. If you're artistic, you could use your medium to post something that represents you with a small caption.

I personally might post a video, tell my story, let people hear it from me first.

 

You could post a message on your Facebook wall that says something like "Everyone, I have an announcement. I'm gay." It could be a rainbow banner that says, "I'm Gay."

Right after coming out the first few times, I got this huge rush of adrenaline like I had almost died. It felt freeing and incredible. For a while, I couldn't believe that it had actually happened.

 

A friend of mine posted this video on facebook:
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I thought it was cool, but still pretty low-key if that's what you want.

Or you could always just put a simple message like:

"So in spirit of National Coming Out Day, I thought I'd tell you all that I'm gay!"

"Soooo......I'm gay.....Carry on."

Something simple like that.

If I ever come out, I was planning on taking a picture of a closed closet and then taking a picture of myself coming out of the closet (clever, right) and just in the caption write "I'm gay" or whichever orientation I am. That could be a cool way to do it if you want to.

Hope these ideas help and best of luck!<3
We're all rooting for ya!(&&&)

 

Lol National Coming Out Day is on my best friend's birthday. (she's straight so it's even more hilarious)

There's nothing wrong with just saying 'Yo, I'm gay.' I feel like that's the most under-appreciated way of coming out. I just tell someone and move on. Seems to work fairly well, and it's not as stressful as thinking up some huge plan.

 

That's a GREAT idea! Maybe I will activate my facebook account that day and do something like that. Perhaps I will write "It's lonely in the closet, so I'm coming out!" while wearing a LGBT pride shirt with a big smile on my long bearded face

 

Awesome! I'm sure it'll go well but good luck!

 

hey im Carla, im 13 years old. national coming out day is Oct. 13 as we all know. and i was hoping on coming out to my parents but there's a few things standing in my way. first of all my mom, i was so happy the day they legalized gay marriage and she was all like why are you so happy? and she said something that made me think twice on coming out. she told me i'd rather you be a slut that be gay. Oh and my dad supports but still doesn't know. Anyways another thing, if i do come out i'd have a really hard time with it, people judging me and stuff and i dont think im ready to come out without being with someone that i can trust and support me. i mean i have one of my friends i tell her everything. she was the first to find out and has supported me alot. i always go to her when i need her and she comforts me. but don't get the wrong idea shes straight. anyways yeah im scared idk if i should or not

 

I Came Out on Facebook earlier this month. It was amazing the love and support I received from my family and friends.

 

Same here. I was in a group call on Skype when I told him this and everyone laughed. It's funny because everyone secretly thinks he's gay (I think he is because he's odly homophobic and says he doesn't like female genitalia).

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OMFG This is so fucking catchy! I want to post this but don't want make it sound like i'm gay.

 

Just want to thank you for taking your answer to my post, copying it and starting a new thread with it for yourself. Class act. :icon_bigg

 

I didn't know, but now I do, and thus, that's the day.

 

Its actually on October 11 but you can do it on the 13th. Also, I don't think you're ready to be out just yet but you can tell your father. Another thing is that there is no rush to coming out, take your time, when you're ready it feels even better to come out.

 

Every day is Coming Out Day. People Come Out every day. To have a day when people have this notion that they should consider Coming Out to make a,National statement doesn't seem right to me.

You should Come Out when YOU feel it's time, not because it's some day that was created to bring attention to the LGBT Community.

Just my $0.02

 

just say A) if you are a really steriotypical gay dude "Yup you guessed it I am GAY"
B) "I am gay"
C) "I am happy to say that i'm gay."
D) "if you didn't already know I am gay"
Whatever you choose to say I am very happy for you! And I wish you the best of luck!

 

Post a sexuality pun!

 

I did a Facebook post a few months ago and the outpouring of support was overwhelming. The next day everything went back to normal.

How do you think the reaction to your coming out will be?

 

My Sister just asked me if I was gay on Facebook. I sent her that..