I didn't really come out, I just made it seem as if I was never in.

I never flat out said I was bi, I just mentioned my attraction to men, being subtle of course, whenever related subjects came up. I realized that if you don't make a big deal about it, they won't. Remember that being gay/bi is no different than being straight.

I think if more people thought of it that way, there would be less discrimination.

I was 15 years old, a friend of mine suddenly said "If you are gay, then you can just say it." and I was like "Oh.. erh... okay... well... I am gay." and she said "Good." ... and that was that. XD

I've always known I was gay though, but that was what triggered the courage for me to tell people about it. ^^

I told my aunt when I was 19 and I told her not to tell anyone. Of course my entire family knew a couple days later :) It's not that hard to come out the closet when you're forced out by others.

I fell in love with my best friend when I was 17, though with him being straight he had absolutely no idea I felt that way at all. It took nearly a year to realise what was going on in my head and towards the end of that that time I was quite hostile and mean to him because I couldn't understand why he was making me feel the way I did. I was totally headfucked.

So I took solace in a friend, and told her I might be gay. Of course, she got drunk and told her boyfriend, who in turn told all of my friends. I just denied it though and blamed it on her being drunk until I felt the time was right to announce it myself. A couple of months later, I decided I'd just tell the guy I was friends with how I felt to see if it made me feel any better, I thought in my mind that if I did just speak to him about it it would make sense why I was acting so different. We fell out, never spoke a word since, and as a result I ended up with practically no friends and everyone aware to the fact I was gay. Was not an easy experience at all but thank god it happened, the world works in mysterious ways and I can't imagine how my life would have been if I didn't say anything to him.

I told my friends first, both of them started laughing because they thought I was trolling them, my girlfriend was delighted because she wished she had a gay best friend(go figure..) and my best guy friend grew...weird about it. I got heckled by him, eventually we moved past it, but it never was the same and our falling out happened some months after that.

I told my mom shortly after that during the summer, I was 14 that I was gay. i just came home from a walk and was like, "yeah I'm gay" and as usual my mom flipped out and was upset that I would even tell her about such a thing...needless to say that was a dreadful time. It has been 7 years since I told her and she still treats me differently, albeit less overtly, though my mom is great to me, that issue still hangs over us..


I'm just greatful for Myspace, I changed my sexual orientation from straight to gay and the gossip spread the news to the enitre grade and high school, I was a Freshman, so I didn't have to awkwardly explain it to everyone.

I'm also greatful that I have supportive sisters and a supportive brother along with my great friends to help me out.

I'm so happy to be gay and I couldn't see myself any other way.

I came out at 16 as soon as I moved into a new school (well kicked out is more accurate)

A classmate was asking me questions until he came to "Do you like girls?" once I shook my head no he was like "That's cool " and walked off to do something else.

Next morning There's this big Rainbow on the chalkboard saying We accept you. Teachers weren't sure if I would get angry about it (PC and all and I was basically just outed) but I liked it it was pretty cool for all the classmates (who were mostly guys) to do. Had no problems with other classmates except for one minor case that was resolved quickly and I was even known as the Smartass Sarcastic funny guy of the classroom.

Some people noticed it when I was young cause I would rather play with ponies than trucks hahaha... but I had so many girlfriends and always around girl that nobody would expect me to be gay/bi growing up.

I always used to fall in love with my male friends but I didn't understand what was happening so I kept having girlfriends and even though I was sleeping with them, at the same time I was doing gay ''experiences'' with my hetero boy friends hahaha... it was okay for most of them since we would blame it on the alcohol and I had girlfriends. Only two out of ten declined, and all ten of them are straight today, with kids and all... to them I was their only guy... it took years before I told them I did gay stuff with most of the guys of the gang lmao

Until one day I fell in love with my best friend (at that time) and left my girlfriend Krystel for him. Ironically, he left his girlfriend Chrystelle for me too.

We went to live in an apartment and told all my friends I was in a serious relationship with a guy. They all took it pretty well, Most of them were shocked some of them took time to get used to it but none of them acted differently towards me.

Then when my parents came home, they realized that two roommates who share the same room... and same bed... is queer. =P I didn't hide it from them. They found it very hard at first, but they never showed it in front of me, I was told by relatives.

Even though I hae only three boyfriends, they were all serious relationships lasting at least more than a year each, but between them I also had sex with girls, so even though I am technically bisexual, I just say I'm gay because I always preferred men.

Then, one year and a half later, my mom asked me if I would mind if she told my brother about my bisexuality, it was the last step and the hardest one because my brother and I didn't talk much at that time, especially since he was newly engaged to my ex-girlfriend haha, so every time we would see each other would be holidays and such so I always figured it was bad timing so I told her : yeah sure mom you can tell him I dont mind.

So one day I got a phone call from my brother, telling me my mom just told him. He told me he was cool with it, but I never got to see his reaction. My mom told me he was speechless. Anyway its been a while now I I bring my boyfriend at family parties and my entire family treat him just like any other member of the family, even my grandparents, cousins and all.

I still see friends from high school and acquaintances sometimes and they ask me if I have a girlfriend, I proudly tell them that I have a boyfriend and like to see the look on their faces. Even today a girl at my job made a move on me and when I told her I was gay she didn't believe it. I had to ask people from the job to tell her because she thought I was kidding... anyway.

I am gay and very masculine and that's how I like myself. I remember wanting to commit suicide as a kid and teenager because I didn't understand what was happening to me and I didn't want to be gay. Today I realize how stupid that would have been because I never loved my life more, and myself more, than today and who I became. It can be so hard when you're a kid, but it's way worth it once you come out.

There are only four persons in my life who know about my bisexuality...Well, they and now those who can see this post, but in general, I never came out "globally", so that my entire neighbourhood knows it. I confided in four of my closest friends.

I saw all too well how open gays and bis are treated in my vicinity, and decided it was best to keep it close. It's cowardice, I won't deny, but a practical one as well. In situations where odds aren't that much in your favour, rashness might make your life a legend, but it's diplomacy that preserves it.

Of course, I never came to hate my sexual orientation. It gave me, especially in earlier years, certain rather severe periods of suffering, but I don't think I ever really hated it. Not only because a force higher than me destined my mind to be shaped the way it is, but also because I learned to view it as an element which goes hand in hand with my specific profile. I am a successful essayist and poet; up to my current age of 24, I've won eight first prizes for poetry (in a span of less than three years), received countless praises on account of my literary style and manner of speaking, as well as vivid recitals; and I write underground comic books. If my bisexuality is an inextricable ingredient of my psyche from which I draw inspiration for such magnificent deeds, then not only is it forgivable - it can be regarded as natural; the stress resulting from the suppressed desires I try to shape into complex, written or drawn creations. Those more inclined to deeper meanings might find it related to archetypical Dionysian quality of emotional liberation, characteristic for certain inspired artists.

And last but not least, the sublimation of my emotions has resulted in yet one more quality: nowadays, I admire men less from erotic and much more from aesthetic, asexual aspect. It caters to my needs just fine to look at a good looking young man's face, I don't request to see him nude.

... I stupidly fell in love with my best friend... Thing is, she was a girl, and I was a gay boy.

We dated for three years and built up so much resentment and repressed feelings for each other that by the end of our relationship we sat on the phone and would take turns refusing to tell the other we loved them. I loved her so much and still do, she is my other half and I would marry her in a heartbeat if I were straight.

She told me she'd had enough when I was just sad all the time and I couldn't bring myself to spend time with her as often as we used to. I had to tell her immediately that no matter how much I wanted to I couldn't just pretend I wasn't gay. We cried all night, but we were okay the next day. We spent the whole day together, I could just be myself and our friendship became everything it was meant to be that day... Of course, she has a boyfriend who hates me these days because I was her first choice when we both liked her at the same time.... But I still feel as strongly as I ever did that she shaped me into the person I am.

Pretty soon after I just acted casual about it and eventually everyone knew. Except my dad, or course, who is a militant christian who thinks it is disgusting. I never want to tell him, he doesn't deserve to know me like that. He's the worst person I've ever met and I will never give him the privilege of truly knowing me.

Well put, young grasshopper.

Well put.

I ended up telling different people at different times.

Grade 10 I told my best friend(She laughed at first because I'd be the last person she thought was gay:X)
Grade 11 I told my Mom
Grade 12 I told my Sister
First year of college my dad found out.
First year of college dad's side of the family found out


By the end of college most people close to me knew, and quite frankly they're the only ones that matter. Everyone else finds out when they find out :p

When I come out of the closet I usually open the slider first...

Well I'm not gay but my sister is, and when she came out she was very nervous and couldn't really find the words. Finally she said it and literally my whole family was like

Duuuuuuhhhhhh!

You mean the girl's basketball player who has never shown any interest in men and wears rainbow bracelets is gay? No!

I was completely out over my internet forums and xbox live.

I came out to one of my sisters while I was "drunk".

I used bisexuality as a stepping stone to come out to some friends in high school. I came out as gay after I graduated.

My cousin and other sister dragged it out of me. Very awkward.

And at college I was completely open.

The first people I came out to were my two closest friends, but I didn't have the courage to do it face to face. It was over MSN, about a year and a half ago (Grade 11). Now it's no secret to any of my friends (Mainly because I'm a major hornball when I drink), they all know and are supportive of it.

I came out to my mom earlier this year after I had taken a bunch of cold medicine and had far too much to drink at a friend's house. I was a wreck. It was definitely great to get it off my chest, but if I could change how I did it, I would. We've never talked about it since, but I know she's fine with it.

I've known that I'm gay since I was about 11 or 12, but only this past year have I been really comfortable with myself. I'm still not completely open, as only my friends really know, but I'm not exactly secretive about it either.

I'll tell my family soon enough, but I really don't see any need to declare it to the world from the rooftops.

There are very few ppl that know. Ying Yeung here above was pretty much the first one to find out!!! :P Hahahaha since i didnt really know myself, till he bit me and infected me w the gay virus ;P

Im still technically in the closet... : / and Im old as fuck (24)

This is the first time i say it on MKO. yup yup.... i like mangina.

As silly as it sounds, typing it here is kind of a big deal/step. I dont think anyone in my (nuclear) family would particularly mind... they are all pretty open minded and whatnot... but i think they'll def be surprised... even tho i never had a real GF... thats easily attributed to me being a geek!!! LOL altho im pretty sure my mom kinda figured it out... they always do.

Right now only 1 of my straight friends knows, I've known her for 20 yrs and I told her last feb. Also i have a really good gay friend who is very supportive and helpful. I feel like i should tell other ppl... but frankly since most of my friends live in other cities across the country... meh.

I do have a boyfriend :P he's also in the closet tho... so there is no pressure on that front...

Finally, suprise, even tho im gay my favorite MK character is Reptile... not Mileena or Jade!!! lolol

Yeah I remember that day... you wanted to see me and called me Julius, that was the cutest thing ever!



HAHAHA ! It all started when you first saw my tallywhacker XD

Step 1: Cry about being straight on an internet forum

Step 2: Leave for a long time

Step 3: Come back without caring, leave hints that you are bi.

Step 4: Just come out to friends because they're all hipsters and think its cool.

It was easy for me.

I wish i was gay. sike

Oh my, that wasn't necessary.

I mean no offence at all, but are people openly gay here? Is it accepted here?

Yes. Quite a large number of gay users here, many of them are regulars.