I Did It: I Came Out to the Twin

And it went really well. :)

I just walked in, said, “hey, I need to tell you something. I'm gay.”

Eric(his name): “Ok. Why are you telling me this now?”

Jason: “Because I'm going to tell my friends soon, and naturally, it will get out at school. I want you to know ahead of time. I told Mom and Dad a while ago. This should not be a surprise, right?”

Eric: “Well, I don't make assumptions... Why didn't you tell me when you told mom and dad?”

Jason: “You weren't there... ”

Eric: “Oh. Ok. I'm not sure how my friends will react. I'll be rooting for you, but I just don't know how they feel about it. I think they are tolerant though.”

Jason“I think the kids in our grade will be fine with it. It's the younger ones who are immature about it.”

Eric: “Ya, I agree. And I commend your bravery. I'm impressed.”

[Enter discussion about random homophobes at our school]

Jason: Please don't tell anyone until I am officially out. It should happen within a few weeks. Also, please do not bring it up tonight. The adults are rather homophobic. One is from Kentucky and makes gay jokes and another is of the anti-gay evangelical group.

Eric: “Ya. Of course I won't tell anyone. You know what's funny. I thought gay people were supposed to be stylish. What happened to you? You don't fit the stereotypes. You don't have a high pitched voice. You don't have a lisp either.”

Jason: “Oh, I know. I'm a terrible gay. It kinda sucks because I wish I were fashionable. I have to take girls shopping with me. I don't know any musicals, I can't sing. It sucks. But, I sorta have a lisp now because these temporary crowns do not fit properly.”

Eric: “Oh good. Now you can cruise and pick up gay guys.”



You guys were right. It went better than I could have imagined. This is how coming out should be. We were joking about it within minutes. He was so supportive. He even seemed to grasp that this was a difficult thing to do and said he would support me at school.

I'm so happy. This went so well. It's great. I'm all smiles, and now I'm rocking out to Lady Gaga

I guess it goes to show that even though we aren't very close, he is still there for me just as I am still there for him. I think we'll start to grow closer after this; at least, I hope we do.

Now I'm drunk with happiness. I feel like I could take on the world. I'm planning on coming out to my friends tomorrow, and I feel like it will be a piece of cake. You can expect a post tomorrow about why I'm doing this.