So, I think I'm going to do a video for national coming out day and I kinda wanna answer a whole bunch of questions while I'm at it. What did people ask you when you came out? Other than "how long have you known??" Because thats question number one. Anything helps.
How did you know? Are you sure? Do you have a girlfriend/boyfriend? Why didn't you tell me? Does that mean you'll never have child? Depending on who you tell you might get asked stuff like "what about STDs", "how do you have sex", so be prepared for that.
This wasn't really a question, but my friend said she thought me not being straight could have been a result of the environment I'm in (I go to a very accepting school with a lot of queer friends) and I know a lot of people think "Oh, you probably just think you're like this because you're friends are/because it's cool" so you could address that.
Some friends I told asked stuff like: how do you know, are you sure, how long have you known, why didn't you tell me sooner, you don't act gay, you don't seem gay. My mom asked some particularly stupid ones, is there a boyfriend I didn't know about, are you sure you wanna wanna do this, this will really limit your options, I want you to keep an open mind, there's a lot of girls that would be happy to have you. To that last one I responded that I don't want them, that's why I'm gay. One mistake I made was including a clause in my coming out letter that my mom interpreted as uncertainty and she's held on to that pretty tightly. Be sure not to give any signs of uncertainty unless you really mean to. They will also ask how do you know if you have never been with <gender>. To that I respond that you would never ask a straight person that question.
Oh, thanks! These are pretty helpful. Next I'll have to type them up and figure out how to best answer them haha.
