When Your parents found out :o

Thankyou so much to you all! *hugs all round!  Except for you...*...?

CrippleInExile, I loved being able to use Bit Bent (and the Bit Bent brochure) as a way of going around it.  I used it for coming out to my friend, my sisters and...da da da...my parents!  Works a charm!

And...yeahhhhhh, Alwest and Melboy, you'd BETTER give me a hug...!!  I need it!

I must admit to having used Bit Bent to come out to one person as well. And I don't even have to tell them I'm gay - they sort of pick it up from the name!

Some of the other people I live with do, however, seem slightly confused as to why I'm going out to Belconnen and Woden when all the shops are closed and there's little, if anything, to do. I suppose they'll find out eventually, either from me or the rumour mill.

Chris, you'll be getting a hug from me on Thursday too.

lol. Yeah I still haven't come out, don't really see the need as im with my girl friend, and i'm not really looking on the market or anything like that... So unless I break up with her or get a bf i don't really think I need to come out, does that make sense ? lol

hahaha!  Thanks Nat!

And yes, SRsatan, that DOES make sense.  I guess being gay, I'd want to be able to bring home a boyfriend without my parents questioning things to start with.  But while you're bi, and with a girl, there's nothing really compelling you to tell your parents.

Hey Chris, good to hear things turned out well for you. And I'm happy that it seems to have worked out for you so far - must've taken a of confidence to tell them. So - congratulations.

Um, well, I think I might've posted something like it on here before, but anyway.. I told my parents about me being gay about two or three months ago. Too bad it took me until I was 22 before I said anything. They reacted okay, I spose. Basically it was a really uncomfortable conversation and they said they felt like it was 'awkward'. I also get the fairly clear impression that they don't 'really' want to know whether I have a boyfriend or not. But my father said he still supported me, and the same goes for my mother, and I still get on with them well and talk regularly and all that. Actually, they visited Canberra about two weeks ago so that's a good sign. Could've been better, or worse. 

I decided I would just come out more or less completely last week. So I told my younger brother and two straight friends of mine who I thought would freak out because they stopped being friends with some other guy who came out. Anyway my younger brother goes "Really, wow I thought you were dating Anna. Anyway want to come play singstar with me" then went on to be all as long as your happy, I still love you ect. The best friends were also great about it. I asked why they had stopped being friends with the other guy who came out and their response was "Well we never actually liked him and it was a suitably awkward conversation, that we felt we may as well cut him off. But its so cool now that we have a token gay guy in the group, you can totally get in with the chicks and help us score". Heterosexuals....need I say more?

I sort of came out to most of my colleagues at work when I went to Sydney for Mardi Gras earlier this year.  I'm sure they took the hint when I told them about it.

And good on you Sam for coming out.  *Hugs*
You have to come to BB one day so we can all give you a real hug.

And LaduxB, were you the Dave that came to BB last week?  If so, I'll give you a hug too.  If not, then come to BB so I can give you a hug.  Hell, I'm just going to give everyone a hug when I see them next Thursday. 

I have been to belco BB twice. Maybe i will have a go at woden

Do come to the Woden BB.  Then you'll be able to many names to faces!

I believe Mr. SRsatan came to Bit Bent today...  and wow, you're crazy.

I came out pretty suddenly just over a month ago. Basically, one of my friends came out, and I felt a lot of internal pressure to do it too. So I came out to my best (straight) friend via email that friday after work, and I told him to tell anyone he liked. I wanted to not be able to hide it any more, because that was so destructive for me.

I came out to my dad the following day while we were driving home from my uncle's house in Bowral. His reaction was not wonderful. He's not homophobic or anything, but the idea really doesn't sit well with him. I've tried to avoid mentioning it to him since then, although I'm not exactly hiding it. I really don't think he was expecting it at all (most people haven't), so the shock would have played some part in his reaction, though it's far from the whole story.

My mum lives in Sydney, and I hardly ever talk to her, let alone see her. I haven't told her yet, though I'm now pretty comfortable with the idea. I think she would have picked up more signs over the years than my dad, so I think it's less likely to be a real shock to her. Her sister was a lesbian, so she might be a bit more comfortable with homosexuality than my dad. But I really can't tell.

I haven't told my 15 year old sister yet, either. She's in a pretty bad way right now, and I don't want to say anything that might make things worse. But on principle, I'd be comfortable with telling her.

The strange thing about coming out is that it can take a lot of work figuring out exactly how you want to do it, what to say, etc. But at the end of the day, the words really come out easily once you start actually saying them, and they don't ever come out quite the way you plan. It's such an awesome feeling, though.

yes... im sorry about last night... i don't really know what that was... ask people im not normally like that... sorry.

Josh...I don't think anyone actually cared that you were quite possible the most psychotic kid at the group.  You brought SPIRIT to the group!  Not that it wasn't there already...but anyways!  Come again!

Oh, yeah, I'm Dave - was at Bit Bent last night but I'll probably be there again next week, although sorta late because I have a class on right beforehand. And I'll give you a hug, too.

Seems like a lot of people are coming out around Canberra, well, on here at least.

I didn't even really have to come out, which was good, my Mum just asked if I was, and then went into the whole "proud parent" speech about how she'll always support my choices, then she decided to ruin the moment by finishing up with "remember to always use protection".