Country & city:los angeles, ca
Name/nickname:dre
Age:21
Gender:male
What did you come out as (gay, bi, transgendered, use any terms you like here)?bi when i was 17
What other words would you use to describe yourself?unique, one of a kind, a trade mark
How old were you when you first realized your identity?i questioned since 7th grade but was sure and comfortable when 16
How old were you when you first told someone?17
Did you plan it? If so, how?yes, a few days before prom-it was a bi event. 8 bisexual in one room enjoying life the way it should be, safe and honest
What made you choose that person to tell?she was willing to listen and not judge but love me for me
Can you remember exactly what you said?not exactly. i was totally original with the this is who i am like it or not. i am me, and i will no longer life my live in lies and self hatred. i need your support n love to announce you are the first person i told so there you can hate me or be thankful i chose you to share a intimate and personal detail of my life
How did you feel?honest, safe, and without doubt
What was the person’s reaction?calm and loving
What did they say?they knew, big shock. everyone seems to know but you like you don’t know yourself. whatever. anyways, i was relieved and thrilled to not be alone
What was your relationship with the person like afterwards?more honest, able to guy hunt together like a tag team into she went away to college
What’s it like now?distance, but always in each other’s hearts
If you’ve been outed unwillingly, who did it?no one because i am not ashamed and they just hating cause we are free spirits
If you’ve experienced homophobia etc, please give an example.not yet but willing to fight it and stand up for what i believe
Since coming out, how “out” are you in the following areas of your life:
Educational institution:fully
Job:don’t blast about it, but wouldn’t deny it
Family:half know, others waiting into i move out so i don’t have to care what their reactions are hint kicked out or black sheep
Friends:all know
What does being out mean to you?a life of choices and options
What differences, if any, did your cultural background make to your experience of coming out?another black on the downlow, please never been with a married man yet but seriously i am who i am one of a kind and who care what race or ethnic i am-i am still human, just check my DNA
What does the concept of the closet mean to you?lies, deception, and self hate
What advice would you give someone wanting to come out?none, it is a personal choice that we must each make in out own timeline even if in 80’s
If you could do it all again, would you do it any differently? If so, how?yes, tell the whole high school in a newspaper and say screw you all if don’t like it. been more honest and saved half a life of drama