I've never done anything like this before so I hope I did this right. Anyways, hello everybody. I'm new here but I've been visiting the website for a few days and what I've been reading really got me thinking about some stuff so I decided to join to see what else I could learn. I come from a really small town that doesn't have any resources or support for people who want to come out or anything so I never really addressed the issue until I went away to university. After two years there I finally felt more comfortable with who I was and last week I finally came out to one of my best friends who I grew up with, and surprisingly he took it well. Since then I've been trying to figure out how to tell my parents and have been Googleing (is that a word?) up a storm trying to find advice on how best to do it, and that's how I wound up here. Just wanted to say thanks for letting me join, hope I didn't bore anyone :S
Hi JDog! First, (*hug*) to you for coming out, it's really scary & I know as I just came out to my first friend two days ago & she was super supportive for me. Second, I'm glad you decided to join. Like you, I live in a place where there are NO resources for LGBT people like me at all. I just finally accepted myself for who I am recently too & I also found EC by Googling around in a desperate attempt to find some help in my area. I will tell you that I'm so glad I joined as everyone on EC is super supportive and helpful. Don't ever hesitate to ask any questions here, I know everyone here has helped me. I probably would never have come out to my friend if it wasn't for EC. I guess the point of all of this is simply to say, you're not alone and you certainly don't ever have to be. Again, big (*hug*) and welcome to EC!
Hi and welcome to EC I hope we'll be able to help and support you in your coming out journey. Please, make yourself at home Take care and see you around, Cécile