Coming out as Bisexual

I am still wondering if i am Bi but probably i am altho my future plan is to have a wife and kids. But i would not mind to have sex with a hot dude or cute one at all (already had as a young teenager with good a friend and i did not mind it).

No one irl knows and i will probably keep it that way.

Edit: good that you could do it and got so much support! Took a lot of courage i assume.

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Congrats!

I feel lucky that I never had to formally come out to my mom. I used to run a college radio show, and one time I said something about how “my family thinks I’m straight”, and my mom happened to be listening. So when I got home she asked me if I was Bi and all I had to say was “Yes.” I don’t know long I would’ve put it off if I had to approach her myself.

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Beautiful to hear that your mum was supportive and you no longer have to keep yourself hidden anymore. I hope things continue to get better from here on. :smiley:

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Congratulations!

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That’s great! Always good to hear when these things work out well.

I’ve only come out to some friends so far and even that was nerve-wracking. Knew they wouldn’t shun me or anything, but it didn’t make coming out any easier. Felt good to finally be open about it. Being silent about being bi for so long was rough.

Probably should tell the family at some point, but with how they’ve made it clear it they’re fine if one of us ever came out, I haven’t really felt the need to. Helps that my parents already know most of us are queer in some way.

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Congratulations! That is a brave thing to do, I’m glad to hear your mother was very supportive! :two_hearts:

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Félicitations ! It hate the fact that you fell stressed about coming out. As a dad, I cannot wait to meet the person that my kids will be and celebrate whatever choices they make.
I don’t know if you’re happy to share that, but was there anything in your mum’s attitude beforehand that would have lead you to believe she would not be supportive?

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Reading this thread really warms my heart. I actually came out to my mom 1 week ago and it went really well. I kinda did more than a year ago by saying I was interested in trying sex with men (I had already “tried” multiple times :sweat_smile: ), but I didn’t say it clearly, since our relationship was rocky and I didn’t want to add another layer of stress. A week ago she asked me if I was trans… That moment I realized I was being a bit selfish, she was reaching out and I had been ignoring her. She was confused, so we sat down and had a chat about gender and sexual orientation. She said "I’ll be happy as long as you’re happy, whoever you chose."
I couldn’t have asked for a better. I think it’s fine to be selfish and not wanting people to know your sexuality (safety always first), it’s yours and nobody else’s business. But sometimes when given the chance people can surprise you. I don’t think she’s stoked about it, but little steps I guess.

It’s a shame my mom doesn’t speak english though, it would have been great to sing this: Crazy Ex Girlfriend Spoilers

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You are very courageous to share your story and helps build a much more inclusive society.

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This comment made my day. I have only recently come out to my family, and I am from a Mormon family, and I attend BYU. It is very hard to be out here, but thankfully, there are some resources here. I can’t wait to realize my dragon self, haha.

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As a biromantic heterosexual, I definitely wish to offer my congratulations and show all the little solidarity I’m technically allowed.

My coming out to my parents really was just defining to both themselves and myself how I think guys are hot but everything below the belt disagrees. Luckily I’m not the first LGBT+ in the family. Sounds like you definitely had to face a heftier challenge so congrats again on that apparently going smoothly.

Also by the logic of the above post and the one it’s replying to does that mean I get to be a wyvern or some lesser variety of drake?

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I’m three months late but whatever. Hell fuckin’ yeah, @Hoprealm! Congrats!!! (It’s also cool to know your mom’s awesome and super supportive as well!)

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Hey, bisexual guy here! Been out of the closet for about a year and it’s great. I’m glad your mother is supportive of your identity.
Being openly bisexual is tough, and people can be very dismissive of it. But you’ve taken a big step towards yourself and away from fear. I know that for me, being closeted had a lot to do with my anxiety and depression. Just telling the truth was an act of relief.

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This thread is so lovely. Congratulations on coming out, that takes a lot of strength, and I’m really happy to hear your mother is receptive and supportive of you! More and more recently, I’ve started wondering about my own sexuality and if I’m bi as well, and should that day come I can only hope that it goes as well as what you’ve described.

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Congrats. I went off my bipolar meds AND moved out of my parents house AND moved in with roommates I barely knew except from sometimes hanging out with them at lunch during work (coworkers) and yeah I got evicted and went hunched over carrying boxes back to my parents’ house the next day…I maybe got 20 hours of sleep that whole week before I was evicted and I did shove a dog off me but that’s because he bit my face for no reason. I don’t know.

Point I was trying to make is that I felt very strongly that I was genderfluid during that time and for maybe a month after. And I still feel that way during manic episodes or when I get drunk and “buzzed.”

Life is complicated. Life is short. Don’t live a lie. If you are gay, tell everyone. If you are straight, be tolerant and supportive of those who aren’t or who aren’t ready to say they aren’t. Always be an ally no matter their race, gender identity, amount of time you’ve known them, etc.

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I… what? I don’t get that point from ANYTHING in your first paragraph.

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cishet guy here so you know, pinch of salt but… but maybe not the best advice in every circumstance. stay safe and use your best judgement friends.

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Yeah right? The worst part was swallowing my pride and calling my parents to ask them to help me move everything back…when it HAD been in their house just a week before. My dad always says stuff like “This won’t work” or “This is a bad idea” every time I want to do something SLIGHTLY risky that he doesn’t like. It sucked…haha

This is up at the top of the forum despite the last reply time, but I thought I would take this spot to say I came out to my mother recently as both non-binary and bi (pan?, but also I prefer the sound of bi??) and as rough as it was, I’m super glad to have it out in the world outside of text online

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This periodically seems to float to the top of the site which is maybe a tacit encouragement to be more open but, yeah, I came out as bi to all my mates recently. Still haven’t with my fam cause my ma’s weird about it but I’ll probably let her know eventually.

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