I’ve been following this blog for a while now and I love reading all these different stories, some are funny, others are sad, but the thing is… somehow I could relate to all of them. Looking back at where I came from it’s hard to believe that I could relate to anything at all, I felt like there was no one that could possibly feel what I felt. But thanks to the Latter Gay stories podcast things have changed in the last few months.
I never thought I’d feel happy again, I thought I wasn’t strong enough to be honest about who I am. But here I am, even though I’m just a 26 year old guy I feel like I’ve grown a lot. I’ve come out to all of my closest friends, a few not-so-close ones, one of my sisters and my mother.
Of course I still have “issues” surrounding my sexual orientation. I am scared to death to tell my extended family, let alone my dad. I find it hard to believe that I’ll find someone to love that understands me, and I also feel alone from time to time, but I guess that there will always be some sort of obstacles in the way and sooner or later I’ll be able to get past them.
One of the things I least expected when I came out to the closest people in my life was the way they reacted. I always thought “expect the worst and you won’t be disappointed”. I expected my mom to hate me and kick me out of the house, I expected my friends to turn their backs on me, but none of that happened and for that I’m very grateful.
Maybe this isn’t a coming out story at all, I’m not really telling you how I came out… but it feels really good to be able to share this with people who could understand, and who knows, maybe this will help someone somehow?
Last but not least, if you’ve taken the time to read this (thank you for that!) and if you feel like I did when I started following the Latter Gay stories podcast, then I want you to know that you are NOT alone, that there are always going to be people out there that love you and support you no matter what!
And that includes me if you may know. 🙂
We want to hear your story—here’s how to share it with us…
Each Sunday we feature a new Coming Out Story on the Latter Gay Stories website. Coming out is an important process that is different for everyone. Some experiences are difficult; while others are heart-warming and inspiring.
Coming out is rarely easy—but your story will help others draw inspiration and make progress by learning from your experiences.
We rely on weekly submissions to keep the Coming Out Stories alive and invite you to share your story now.
