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What was your coming out experience like? How old were you when you came out? (pawb.social)

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This article in the NYT made me curious what other people's experiences were like.

https://archive.ph/ISPSc

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

Glad you are out! My family was a little confused since I always dated women, then felt myself falling in love with a guy (I'm bi). They kept asking if I was actually gay, and I would tell them no, and spare them the graphic details of why that was not the case, haha.

They were caught a bit off guard since I didn't fit into what my parents thought of as traditionally queer/stereotypical LGBT traits (eg, femboyish things). Things really worked out, though. :)