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Community Conversation => Transitioning => Coming out of the closet => Topic started by: Devyn on October 17, 2010, 12:01:07 AM

Title: I don't know if I came out to my best friend or not.
Post by: Devyn on October 17, 2010, 12:01:07 AM
I honestly have no idea.

This happened like, twenty minutes ago and she was sitting on the floor sewing a hat for her Halloween costume and I was sitting here browsing the internet (we're pretty much doing the same things still).

Anyway, somehow we brought up the subject of drag king and transgender/transsexualism.

I think it had to do with me starting to talk about what my teacher was talking about in my Health class, about what male drug addicts will do for money - such as male prostitution - and the whole time I could only think, "I kind of want to be a male prostitute."

My best friend then said that I should be a drag king and that there are drag king competitions. Within that, she said that if she were a drag king, she'd wouldn't want to look like a man (which would honestly defeat the purpose, right?) and I said that I really think growing a beard and having a penis would be cool.

She said if I was a "->-bleeped-<-" she would be cool with it and she would be proud of me no matter what. Then, I told her I've considered getting a sex change and that I really want one. She was cool with it, but didn't really ask anything about it. So, that made me curious.

I don't want to bring it up again since the conversation has been long over, however, I'm not exactly sure if I came out to her. It's better than the last time I tried coming out to her, when she said that she can't see it because I'm too feminine. And it didn't really help when we were at the mall a couple of weeks ago and I was interested in the guys' clothes and she told me I'm not a guy.

Do you think I came out to her? I'm not sure. I don't really want to ask though.
Title: Re: I don't know if I came out to my best friend or not.
Post by: Janet_Girl on October 17, 2010, 12:07:32 AM
I would say you did, Dev.  You might just want to mention something about your transition to her.  Therapist, HRT, binder.  And if you did, she will just fall in line.  If she is like "OMG", she could have forgotten.
Title: Re: I don't know if I came out to my best friend or not.
Post by: xAndrewx on October 17, 2010, 12:16:40 AM
Congrats man, that sounds like coming out to me. Janet's idea is a good one if your worried about whether or not you did for sure.
Title: Re: I don't know if I came out to my best friend or not.
Post by: lilacwoman on October 17, 2010, 04:33:58 AM
i think you did but that she isn't really cool with the idea so didn't follow it up.
now you're in the bind of what to do next.
are you going to raise the subject again? if so you need to get her to understand you are serious about your feelings of not being the girl she sees.

male prostitution? UGH!
Title: Re: I don't know if I came out to my best friend or not.
Post by: Aegir on October 25, 2010, 05:29:20 AM
Yea, you came out, she might stuff you back in the closet by ignoring it though. That's happened to me once or twice.