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If you were to come out again,what would you do differently?

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  • #32
    louloumc89
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 320 ✭✭louloumc89


    My coming out was rather expensive. I was 17 when I decided to do this, so bare with me. I booked a flight to Australia, finished my leaving cert, got drunk, told my all mates and took a year out to backpack Australia. Everybody knew by the time I got home, and I'd had a year out there becoming really comfertable with my sexuality. I'm not actually sure if it was a reason for me taking a year out and going to Australia, but it certainly made things easy for me. Anyways, I came back to Ireland, started college and joined the LGBT. It's been really great actually, so I wouldn't change a think about coming out, except I might have told my friends sober :O


  • #33
    kisaragi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 404 ✭✭kisaragi


    I was already "the gay kid" in school long before I came out. Probably since I was about 10 or 11 haha. Ironically, when I came out (15) most of the abuse I was getting just kinda stopped... I don't know if it was because everyone else kinda grew up around then or because they knew I didn't care what they said anymore. I'm definitely glad I came out early though, it made school life a lot more fun! Everyone knew I was gay so I didn't have to be paranoid about doing anything that would make people find out and could just be myself with no reservations.

    I didn't actually tell my parents til I was 17, that's probably something I would change if I could. My mom obviously knew so I don't know why I kept delaying it! Also I told my (5) siblings at different times and it probably would have been easier for everyone just to do it all at once!


  • #34
    shay_562
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,764 ✭✭✭shay_562


    I'd have done it earlier, especially with my brother, and probably been a bit more upfront about how I told people. Ah well. 20/20 hindsight and all that.


  • #35
    sparkywolf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 97 ✭✭sparkywolf


    Got a boyfriend, and just did it, didn't take the time to let people give their opinions, didn't matter.

    No one even batted an eyelid after a day or so.


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