Coming out to my Sister

It was about 10:30, and my sister was sitting there by herself in the living room watching a movie. Mom and dad had just gone to bed, and I was ready to go to.

But I saw the letter on my desk, the one that I had planned to give them sometime this week, and it occurred to me that my sister still didn't know, and It seemed unfair to me that she be left out in the dark about what was going on.

So i went downstairs, sat on the couch across from her, and watched the movie for a little bit. Then i asked her if i could trust her.

SHe replied 'yea, why?'. Slightly raising an eyebrow in suspicion.

That's when i began to tear up, and asked said, 'i know how mushy this sounds, but i need you to tell me that you will always.love me.'

She could see that i was being devastatingly serious, and she sat up and told me just what i wanted to hear.

That was the moment when i looked down at the floor, closed my eyes, and said in a firm, but shaken voice that i was gay.

I looked to her face, and she sat motionless for about ten seconds, but it might as well have been an hour; i began to sweat as she sat, processing what i had just admitted to her.

Then in an equally firm voice, she replied with something that made me want to cry as hard as i could.

She said, 'i will always back you up.'

The ensuing conversation lead from one topic to the next, covering most of the usual coming out subjects. "Are you sure? How long have you known? So you don't see anything in girls?". And i once again found myself feeling freed of this immense weight on my soul. I felt that i was doing my sister good by showing her just how much i trusted her, and i believe she got the message that we can talk to each other, regardless of subject matter.

i also told her that i wanted her to know before i told our parents, so she could be prepared for it.

thats when she reassured me, 'i will be there to back you up.' then she smiled, walked over to me, and hugged me.