Came out to another co-worker yesterday. Before I tell how it happened let me say that..unfortunately..I work at the same place as my mom and she still isn't completely happy about the fact that I'm gay so you can imagine how this could have gotten bad quickly... Anyhow..my co-worker who I will call C started congradulating me on my weight..of course I can't ignore it..I'm happy about it ..and as I'm walking away I can hear her talking to my mom saying things like "You have a handsome boy" and "It will be hard to keep the girls off of him" :dry: yikes. So I came back out to where my station is as my mom was walking away and this is how our conversation went: C: The girls will be swarming all over you. Me: Nope..don't think so. C: You're right..it's hard to find the right one. Me: That really isn't a problem for me. C:Why not? Me: I'm gay. C: Wow..never would have guessed. :lol: She seemed ok with it but didn't say anything after that so I couldn't tell really..will just see the next time I see her.
Congratulations on telling her! Her being OK with it is a good start! It probably needs some time to sink in, but in my experience, people only get more accepting with time. And who knows? Maybe when she notices other people know and are OK with it, your mom might yet come around too. (Oh, and since I didn't say so in your other thread: congratulations on the weight as well. Losing weight is no mean feat either)
Hey, congratulations!! You're on a roll now! Isn't it refreshing to just be able to answer truthfully? I'd be interested in knowing how this changes the work environment around there going forward - I'm betting it will be a positive change.
Congratulations on coming out to your co-worker! It seems to have gone well. I wouldn't worry about her not saying much afterward. It seems to have caught her off guard a bit. Itt sounds like that she is accepting.
Woot woot! Way to go and lay it out there [YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY0WxgSXdEE[/YOUTUBE]
You got it down now! Being gay is in some ways no different than being a different race or a different political party. We just have this stigma against it for some reason.
Ironically that's the song I was thinking about when I started this thread, Ander..however "another one bites the dust" didn't seem like an appropriate title ^_^ And thank you all :icon_bigg
Update: As the title reads..another one down. Came out to my grandmother tonight and she was amazingly fine with it..not sure why I hesitated in the first place..guess you can't judge a person and guess at their reaction based on anything..including age or how they were brought up... Just have my religious aunt and uncle to go then my whole family will know! (!)(!)(!)
