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Coming out to the first irl friend today?

Started by ThaliaNyx, November 04, 2015, 08:15:28 AM

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ThaliaNyx

I've told several online friends that I'm transgender, along with my parents, but so far, none of my offline friends know who I really am. Today, though, I'm considering telling one of my friends at the college whom I sometimes carpool with on the way home. (Ironic thing is, I was going to tell her and another friend at the same time, until she happened to mention that that other friend is LGBT-phobic.) Wish me luck!
Lean on me, when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend, I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long, till I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on
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ThaliaNyx

And just like that, I completely failed. Well, not completely. I talked to S today - my friend whom I was going to tell about my identity. Well, I re-discovered the reason why I haven't come out face-to-face before: that incredibly forgettable and powerful feeling of dread that just completely makes you unable to say anything. Luckily, I get to try again on Monday, then Wednesday, then Monday through Wednesday of the three or four weeks after that before the end of the quarter.
Lean on me, when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend, I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long, till I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on
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