question: coming back in - Empty Closets - A safe online community for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered people coming out

peanutbutter · 14th Jan 2012, 11:38 PM

Does, well has anyone come out and then went back in? Is it typical for older people?

Hexagon · 15th Jan 2012, 03:28 AM

Well... I came out in my old school as bi, and have only just recomeout. How come? Are you considering going back into the closet?

peanutbutter · 15th Jan 2012, 07:32 AM

I'm still in. Only out to four of five. Not too many

alex7song · 15th Jan 2012, 08:08 AM

The only instance I had to re-come out was when I accepted I was gay instead of bicurious.

Aareon · 16th Jan 2012, 02:39 PM

Yeah haha. I've came out as lesbian then went back into the closet for a while cause of the change in environment, and now I'm back out as pansexual XD.
Honestly, now I don't care who knows about my sexuality, but I just won't go around shouting "I'M A FLAMING HOMO!" and getting in some possible homophobes that could make drastic changes in my education. :P

peanutbutter · 16th Jan 2012, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Aareon

Yeah haha. I've came out as lesbian then went back into the closet for a while cause of the change in environment, and now I'm back out as pansexual XD.
Honestly, now I don't care who knows about my sexuality, but I just won't go around shouting "I'M A FLAMING HOMO!" and getting in some possible homophobes that could make drastic changes in my education. :P

That sounds like who I am. I like it like that. Makes it so much comfortable.

**TheEdend** · 17th Jan 2012, 07:56 AM

Its possible for someone to go back into the closet after coming out. There are multiple ways to do that, but yes it is possible.

Why do you want to go back in to the closet, though? Did you get some bad reactions or are you afraid of everyone knowing?

I just want to point out that you don't need to come out to everyone just now. There is such a thing as being partially out. There are many people that are out with family, but not with friends or out with friends, but not at home.

Don't feel like you have to be either all the way out of the closet or all the way in

shampooi · 17th Jan 2012, 07:38 PM

Me, I was out to everybody important and many people just knew, then I moved across the globe and I am 100% in the closet and hating it.

14th Jan 2012, 11:38 PM	#1
peanutbutter Member Regular Member Gender: Female Orientation: Queer Out Status: A few people Location: MA Age: 20 Posts: 44 Join Date: Jan 2012	question: coming back in Does, well has anyone come out and then went back in? Is it typical for older people? __________________

15th Jan 2012, 03:28 AM	#2
Hexagon Bright Spark Full Member Gender: ?TM transguy Orientation: Panromantic Asexual Out Status: Pending review Location: Somerset, UK Age: 17 Posts: 1,051 Join Date: May 2011	Re: question: coming back in Well... I came out in my old school as bi, and have only just recomeout. How come? Are you considering going back into the closet? __________________ When god has low self-esteem, does that make him an atheist?

15th Jan 2012, 07:32 AM	#3
peanutbutter Member Regular Member Gender: Female Orientation: Queer Out Status: A few people Location: MA Age: 20 Posts: 44 Join Date: Jan 2012	Re: question: coming back in I'm still in. Only out to four of five. Not too many __________________

15th Jan 2012, 08:08 AM	#4
alex7song - Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: A few people Age: 17 Posts: 90 Join Date: Dec 2011	Re: question: coming back in The only instance I had to re-come out was when I accepted I was gay instead of bicurious.

16th Jan 2012, 02:39 PM	#5
Aareon Pokemon Master Full Member Gender: Genderqueer Orientation: Pansexual Out Status: Noone cares anyway haha Location: Australia, Sydney Age: 14 Posts: 172 Join Date: Jan 2012	Re: question: coming back in Yeah haha. I've came out as lesbian then went back into the closet for a while cause of the change in environment, and now I'm back out as pansexual XD. Honestly, now I don't care who knows about my sexuality, but I just won't go around shouting "I'M A FLAMING HOMO!" and getting in some possible homophobes that could make drastic changes in my education. :P

17th Jan 2012, 07:56 AM	#7
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: question: coming back in Its possible for someone to go back into the closet after coming out. There are multiple ways to do that, but yes it is possible. Why do you want to go back in to the closet, though? Did you get some bad reactions or are you afraid of everyone knowing? I just want to point out that you don't need to come out to everyone just now. There is such a thing as being partially out. There are many people that are out with family, but not with friends or out with friends, but not at home. Don't feel like you have to be either all the way out of the closet or all the way in __________________ “You may never know what results come of your action, but if you do nothing there will be no result” -Gandhi

17th Jan 2012, 07:38 PM	#8
shampooi Member Regular Member Gender: Female Orientation: Mostly into girls Location: Japan Age: 23 Posts: 10 Join Date: Jan 2012	Re: question: coming back in Me, I was out to everybody important and many people just knew, then I moved across the globe and I am 100% in the closet and hating it.

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