So I came out to my older cousin last year, mostly because we were hanging out a lot last year. I also happened to be dating someone and we would text constantly. She teased me for days about who was constantly texting me and begged me to tell her. It took about a week and constant actual poking before I found the courage to tell her the person I was seeing was a she, not a he. She was very accepting, and asked some very odd personal questions that were probably more awkward than actually having to come out to her haha. With all the recent happenings in CA, I found myself standing on a street corner waving No on 8 signs right next to one of my younger cousins at a large rally. I had no idea they felt so passionately about this (they even gave me signs!) and something about that day really changed me. I wasn't so scared anymore about what my cousins would think. We're all close, and after that night I finally had the courage to come out to a few of my cousins. It went amazingly well, but we all still agree the parents still need time. I hope I have the courage to tell them one day. Losing my family is my biggest fear. I'm so glad I have such amazing cousins.
Congratulations on coming out to your cousins! I'm glad that it went so well. Sometimes we need something that tells us that it will be okay and that family members or friends will be accepting before we can gather the courage to come out to them! Congrats!
Yeah, =] me too! I <3 Mitch Hewer! Congrats! And hey, you're cousins will be on your side when you come out to parents, so they'll probably prevent a family breakdown.
