Earlier in the thread http://emptyclosets.com/forum/comin...ut-few-people-over-upcoming-spring-break.html, I mentioned how I was considering coming out to my sister over my college spring break. Though I knew she would not be mean to me about it, I was a bit worried she would be very uneasy about the subject. But when I told her she said she already knew (she said she was like 98% sure I was gay) and that she was glad I told her. She is also very accepting and said that it was good for me to open up to people. This was the best response I could have hoped for in this situation. Knowing that my sister loves me exactly the same has made me so happy. In fact, I have not felt this genuinely happy in like three years. The past few years I have been so depressed I have only smiled briefly if something funny was said or if I was trying to appear friendly. But tonight I felt like I couldn't stop smiling because I was just overwhelmed with joy that there is someone in the family I can trust and who I can count on should everything else fail. She did agree with me that it would not be wise to tell my parents and brother yet. But that's fine, I wasn't planning to for at least another year. I also came out to the sister of the one friend I had told two months ago. She was also extremely accepting and casual about it.
Congratulations! I love hearing positive coming out stories... they're inspiration for my someday more wide spread coming out (right now only the hubby knows).
