Well...I am 46 (almost 47) years old. When I came out,thing's were a lot worse for gay people. (my opinion) It was 1978,I was 16 and there were very little to no resources to help us. My mom,of course,thought it was a faze.( I think most parents do!) She told me...(now get this!) if I had more straight friends,instead of all gay ones,I wouldn't feel the way I did! (we laugh at this NOW!) My dad was better about it. I think he kinda knew.( He caught me with his Playboys!) Anyway..I didn't come out at school,but was outed by someone I had trusted. To say that I got harassed is an understatement. I got called all the usual names,got pushed around,punched,spit at,etc. Finally,I couldn't take it anymore,so I quit school. That sucked because I only had another year to go. I did end up getting my G.E.D. the following year. Then a friend I'd had since I was a little kid,freaked out and that was the end of that. That wasn't so bad,she was kinda a jerk,anyway! Next came the rest of the family. My brothers were cool about it. 2 of my sisters were,too.The oldest one told me I was sick and (this part hurt the most) that I was NOT allowed around her daughter(my own niece,for God sake!) As time went by,my mom came to grips with it.(I think it was when I got my first girlfriend!) Now she's very accepting(years later) and even flips out when anyone puts down gay people! For all you that have had such a bad time with coming out,I'm so sorry. Thing's WILL get better. Maybe not with some people,but within YOURSELF. I know it's hard,but stay true to who you are. You Will find the happiness you deserve. I will continue to be here,now that I found EC and if anyone needs to talk,or vent or whatever,please feel free to PM me. With LOVE & Pride, Mickey*****:smilewave
Welcome Mickey! I'm a 46 year old (almost 47) Mom of a gay son. Thanks for sharing your story. It gives hope to those whose parents may not take it so well at first. Eventually things get better most of the time!
Cool! Thanks for joining and sharing Mickey! We don't have any older lesbians here yet so you're filling an important position! *lol* But you'll find we have a lot of crazy younger girlies here... Welcome!
Welcome! And thank you for the story =) It is so nice to see that things can all work out in the end!
Thanks everyone! What a nice welcome! This is a great site and I'm so glad I found it. I don't mind being "the old fart" here! I think that it's wonderful how so many people reach out to help,or just talk to,others. I will be here,to just say hi or to respond to other posts. I hope my "experiences" will be of SOME use to someone! :::Laugh:::