National Coming Out Day

It's National Coming Out Day! 

For those who have come out, who or what helped you get there? 

For me it was...

• Already having some queer friends in my life helped immensely. They immediately supported and celebrated me. I knew they were safe!
• Open hearted people. I had people in my life that had values such as love, understanding, and able to see the complexity of human life. They demonstrated being an ally to queer people already and didn't see people as fixed, static beings. They loved on me and others in their lives.
• Some family members. I eventually came out to some family members. Some I did directly, others it was in passing. They all noticed and they all responded differently. But I made those choices because they are important people that I saw often (by choice) and I would hate to stay closeted with them.