Hey EC I'm new here but reading the posts on this site for the last few months have given me the courage I needed to come out. So last night me and my brother had been drinking and I finally got the guts to say it, I had written an email to send to him but we were drunk and it just kinda came out. At first he was kind of in shock I think, only for like a minute though then hes like "thats cool dude I dont care" his reaction was amazing I had built this up in my head so much I expected more drama I guess, but I dont like drama so thats just fine with me. We talked about it from like 11:30-1:30 in the morning, so much great conversation that was years in the making. I have more to say about all this but I must go for now, I want to thank you all here at EC for giving me the courage to accept myself.(!) feeling a weight lifted is an understatement.
Also I plan on coming out to 3 or my male friends either today or tomorrow, that will be easy compared to telling my brother. one of them is always hinting about gay stuff when we all hang out so his reaction should be entertaining.
Hi there Well done for telling your brother. My initial coming out is similar in that my brother and I were out having a few drinks and the subject of relationships came up and then he sort of asked me which I denied at first then admitted later. Have you told your friends yet? Only tell people when you are ready though, don't rush. Good luck!
Hi all, thank you all for the kind words and sorry for not updating this thread. So I slacked off on telling anyone else until last night. Last night I told one of my close friends and he took it amazingly, in fact we basically came out to each other, he told me he is pansexual which is awesome! right after telling him he comes around to my side of the counter (we were in the kitchen) and gives me a big hug and tells me everyone is gonna accept me. <3 I'm starting to feel like I've just built this up in my head so much for way too long, and it really is just not a big deal. It feels so good telling someone else again. Another thing that is awesome is that after more than a month literally nothing has changed between me and my brother, which is something I was afraid of before coming out to him.
When I came out to my late sister almost three years ago, the first thing she said, after a very slight pause, was "I love you!". I could not have loved her more right then if I tried. Your brother's reaction was pretty much the same thing, and that is awesome! Congratulations!
OK kinda funny, the guy who said he is pan/bi whatever, last night he invited my brother and I(we are all friends) over to party/get wasted, and when we got there he was in the bathroom for about 5mins, so when he came out of the bathroom he was all dressed up with eyeliner on, a lavender cutoff vest, and skin tight red and black zebra striped spandex pants, plus some rings on the fingers and a tight necklace. Was Hot lol. Hes such a character its awesome. was a fun night, we sang, we played music, we drank and we ate some very dank ribs.
