Sexual Orientation: Coming Out

Coming out is a deeply personal decision. We might experience different kinds of pressure to either hide that part of ourselves, or pressure to share it before we’re ready. While these sorts of pressures can be difficult to ignore, when and how you come out should be entirely up to you.

When we talk about coming out, it’s important to remember that what it looks like can change from person to person. Who you come out to, how many people you come out to, what terms you use to describe or identify yourself, might be totally different from anything you’ve seen in movies or on TV. They might also be totally different from friend’s or family’s experiences coming out! We also learned in our intro lesson that these things can be fluid, so you may find yourself coming out more than once as you learn more about who you are and how you’d like to identify.

Check out our info page Coming Out to learn more about what the process can look like, and some important things to think about to make sure the process is as safe and comfortable as possible for you. And for some extra explanation, read our FAQ blog post I Came Out As A Lesbian: Now What?