LGBT Coming Out Stories

[M0llyM0M0]

Hey guys. I created this thread because I'm wondering what your stories are. I want to know when you first knew that you were LGBT, how you dealt with it, when you first came out, etc. I'll start:

I first realized that I was different when I was a little kid. It was around 1st/2nd grade. I just wasn't interested in girls like the other boys were. Most of my friends were (and still are) girls. I guess I just get along with females better. I did have guy friends, but only a few who are close. In 7th grade, I told a girl that I was bisexual. I really wasn't attracted to girls, but I was too scared to come out as gay. She was accepting, but when she would as about it, I would change the subject. I just wasn't comfortable with my sexuality yet, and I don't know why I told her. It was just nagging at me and I guess I felt like I had to tell someone. I don't remember what happened, but I started to push her away. We eventually just stopped talking. We would say hi, but that's it. The summer before high school started, I came to accept myself. I knew that I couldn't change it, so I stopped trying, and I felt relieved. I was happy for who I am. High school started, and my freshman year went fine. This last year is when I really started to feel like I wanted to be in a relationship. I didn't find anybody that I was interested in though. There were a few guys that I thought were really attractive, but they were juniors and seniors, so it would never work out. I think some people already suspect that I'm gay (mostly because of the music that I listen to) but it doesn't seem like they care that much. Some people have joked around about it, but I just say no. I used to care a lot, but now I realized something: It's my life. I'm not gonna let others stop me from being me. If they don't like it, then f*ck them. I don't need their negativity in my life. I'm gonna start my sophomore year soon, and I feel like I'm ready to start coming out to some people. I feel like this year is the year. I'm ready, and I'm actually kind of proud of myself.

Oh, and in case any of you are wondering, I'm a guy. The origins of my name are from one of my best friends. I said that if I were a girl, I'd want my name to be Molly (I was joking), but then she started calling me Molly Momo, so, yeah, the name stuck, and she and one of my other close friends still call me that to this day. I don't like it all that much, but I deal with it, and it seemed like the perfect username on websites because it's unique(ish) and I doubt anybody would ever have it or anything similar to it.

Now I want to hear from you. How was your coming out? Was it a hard time, did people care as much as you thought they would? I wanna know how it went. Thanks