Since October 11 has, for reasons unbeknownst to me, been designated National Coming Out Day, I thought it warranted a zippy new thread wherein I could shock you all by saying:
[sub]My name is Andy and… um… I like girls.[/sub]
Anyone else feel like coming out?
<slaps on freedom rings and hoists the rainbow flag>
Despite my experimental past, I’m heterosexual.
Despite my chemical-laden past, I’m clean & sober.
Despite my record, I am thoroughly law-abiding.
But goddammit, I am NOT STRAIGHT!!!
I even hate the word “straight.” Call me a child of the 60’s, which I suppose I am, but that word conjures up all the loathesome narrow-minded, ignorant, repressive, fascist concepts that I despise.
Call me crazy.
Call me a hippie.
Call me at 4 in the morning.
And actually I’m pretty sure that I’m going to come Out to my parents this weekend. It’s my college’s Family Weekend–and goddess bless 'em for always schedualing it near Nat. Coming Out Day–so my parents are coming up to see me, and I’ve been wanting to do this for a while…
I’m moderately nervous. I know that my parents won’t freak out over it, and goodness grascious, it can’t be much of a surprise. I’m 22, and I’ve never had a boyfriend, and nobody in my family has ever, ever asked me why I didn’t have a boyfriend, so I’m guessing that they already know and they’re just waiting for me to make some kind of official announcement. And I’ve got rainbow this and pink triangle that, so it’s not even like I’m actively hiding it. I just haven’t said the big lesbian word yet.
All the same. I’ve been kinda butterflied nervous all week. I’m not quite sure how to go about this. Do the queer dopers have any advice for this coming out newbie?