came out on facebook - Empty Closets - A safe online community for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered people coming out

DJNay · 23rd Nov 2011, 08:08 PM

so i finally changed my "interested in" from blank to women... still hiding it from family, but im now officially out to over 300people, who didnt know... just have to wait and see the responses. Eeeeek!

Sadepeura · 23rd Nov 2011, 08:25 PM

Congratulations!

Just remember that it might take a while before anyone notices, because it doesn't send an update if you change that box.

thecat06 · 23rd Nov 2011, 09:27 PM

That's awesome!!

That was my first step to coming out fully as well. Like Sadepeura said, it might be a while before people see that though.

Congrats!!

Jessica816 · 23rd Nov 2011, 09:40 PM

Congrats! I also did the samething when I started the coming out process, good luck I hope you get positive responses!

DJNay · 23rd Nov 2011, 09:44 PM

thanks guys! yeah its gonna be interesting coz most of my friends are christian and i went to a christian schl that hammered homosexuality as a sin, so fingers crossed...

NoPlanB · 23rd Nov 2011, 10:35 PM

^ That's the one thing keeping me from coming out, so props for being able to do this.

**Gerry** · 24th Nov 2011, 12:18 AM

Thanks great to hear. Coming out is a very hard process. One step at a time.

Chouchou · 24th Nov 2011, 03:29 AM

Kudos to you for coming out on Facebook--that took a lot of courage. Best of luck on positive reactions from all!

Silver Sparrow · 24th Nov 2011, 08:04 AM

Congrats. I admire you for having the strength to come out!

**TheEdend** · 24th Nov 2011, 11:27 AM

Woot! That's a pretty big step

Like other have already said, keep in mind that not many people look at the "interested in" section so you might have to wait a while for anyone to notice.

Hope everything goes well for you

23rd Nov 2011, 08:08 PM	#1
DJNay EC Addict Full Member Gender: Physically female but an inner-caged male Orientation: one thing is for sure- im definely gay Out Status: facebook friends and my dad Location: From Joburg, SA but now live in Brisbane, Aus Age: 20 Posts: 267 Join Date: Sep 2011	came out on facebook so i finally changed my "interested in" from blank to women... still hiding it from family, but im now officially out to over 300people, who didnt know... just have to wait and see the responses. Eeeeek! __________________ "Love is a human experience, not a political statement" ~ Anne Hathaway

23rd Nov 2011, 08:25 PM	#2
Sadepeura Bow ties are cool. Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Pansexual lesbian in a heterosexual relationship Out Status: Most people Location: Scotland Age: 22 Posts: 343 Join Date: Apr 2011	Re: came out on facebook Congratulations! Just remember that it might take a while before anyone notices, because it doesn't send an update if you change that box. __________________ "What’s the worst that could happen?" "You could get torn to pieces by a monster you can’t see." - Amy Pond

23rd Nov 2011, 09:27 PM	#3
thecat06 EC's Biggest LNJF and SNL fan!! Full Member Gender: Let's say Pangender! Orientation: Let's say gay!! Out Status: Out to parents, campus, and 75 friends on facebook Location: Central and Northern Ohio Age: 19 Posts: 2,504 Join Date: Jun 2011	Re: came out on facebook That's awesome!! That was my first step to coming out fully as well. Like Sadepeura said, it might be a while before people see that though. Congrats!! __________________ So many years have passed, since I proclaimed my independence, my mission, my aim, and my vision, so secure, content to live each day like it's my last, it's wonderful to know, that I could be, something more than what I dreamed, far beyond what I could see -Dream Theater

23rd Nov 2011, 09:40 PM	#4
Jessica816 EC Addict Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Bi-romantic lesbian? Still working on it Out Status: Out loud and so very proud Location: Kansas city, Mo Age: 23 Posts: 255 Join Date: Nov 2011	Re: came out on facebook Congrats! I also did the samething when I started the coming out process, good luck I hope you get positive responses! __________________ "Every gay and lesbian person who has been lucky enough to survive the turmoil of growing up is a survivor. Survivors always have an obligation to those who will face the same challenges."

23rd Nov 2011, 09:44 PM	#5
DJNay EC Addict Full Member Gender: Physically female but an inner-caged male Orientation: one thing is for sure- im definely gay Out Status: facebook friends and my dad Location: From Joburg, SA but now live in Brisbane, Aus Age: 20 Posts: 267 Join Date: Sep 2011	Re: came out on facebook thanks guys! yeah its gonna be interesting coz most of my friends are christian and i went to a christian schl that hammered homosexuality as a sin, so fingers crossed... __________________ "Love is a human experience, not a political statement" ~ Anne Hathaway

23rd Nov 2011, 10:35 PM	#6
NoPlanB This is a warning, a courtesy call Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Homoromantic asexual Out Status: Still in the closet Location: Michigan Age: 20 Posts: 289 Join Date: Dec 2010	Re: came out on facebook ^ That's the one thing keeping me from coming out, so props for being able to do this. __________________ We all want to be somebody We just need a taste of who we are We all want to be somebody We're willing to go, but not that far

24th Nov 2011, 12:18 AM	#7
Gerry We're all a little mad! EC Moderator Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Some people Location: Las Vegas Age: 24 Posts: 5,551 Join Date: Jan 2008	Re: came out on facebook Thanks great to hear. Coming out is a very hard process. One step at a time. __________________ "Everybody's journey is individual. If you fall in love with a boy, you fall in love with a boy. The fact that many Americans consider it a disease says more about them than it does about homosexuality".-James Baldwin

24th Nov 2011, 03:29 AM	#8
Chouchou Warrior Goddess Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Homosexual (asexual?) and mostly homoromantic Out Status: To some friends, but not to family Location: Wisconsin, USA Age: 26 Posts: 1,109 Join Date: Oct 2011	Re: came out on facebook Kudos to you for coming out on Facebook--that took a lot of courage. Best of luck on positive reactions from all! __________________ "The good neighbor looks beyond the external accidents and discerns those inner qualities that make all men human and, therefore, brothers." -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Last edited by Chouchou; 24th Nov 2011 at 03:40 AM..

24th Nov 2011, 08:04 AM	#9
Silver Sparrow Proud to be a bookworm! Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Nothing quite fits... Out Status: One person IRL Location: Massachusetts Posts: 174 Join Date: Oct 2011	Re: came out on facebook Congrats. I admire you for having the strength to come out! __________________ Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth. ~Benjamin Disraeli

24th Nov 2011, 11:27 AM	#10
TheEdend Hope will never be silent EC Moderator Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Extended family still doesn't know Location: Orlando, Florida Age: 21 Posts: 2,831 Join Date: Mar 2010	Re: came out on facebook Woot! That's a pretty big step Like other have already said, keep in mind that not many people look at the "interested in" section so you might have to wait a while for anyone to notice. Hope everything goes well for you __________________ “You may never know what results come of your action, but if you do nothing there will be no result” -Gandhi

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