Coming out stories

Magic Johnson has had plenty of challenges in his life, but having a gay child wasn’t one of them.

No one told grandma and grandpa when he came out and now their adorable response has lit up the internet.

Living in a small town isn’t always easy as an LGBTQ person. It can be isolating, make people feel trapped and unable to be their true selves. However, that doesn’t mean the future is destined to be miserable.

Some people don’t feel able to come out until their thirties, for various reasons.

While not everyone’s coming out stories are all sunshine and rainbows, these are extra special.

“My daughter will never watch you again,” an anti-gay parent told the teen sensation JoJo Siwa on social media.

Megan Rapinoe came out to their mother, who didn’t take it well. So she outed her twin sister to take the heat off herself.

“I don’t know if I will be able to get another college basketball job as an openly gay coach, but I refuse to take any job where I am not my authentic self.”

Nailed it.

The man spoke from the church stage during an outside event on rural philanthropy.

“I want you out of the house by Saturday,” he told her. “From this moment, I disown you as my daughter.”

Wait until you find out why he wore a white sash at graduation.

He says his father “doesn’t know anything about me. He’s gonna see me and he’s gonna find out about everything.”

As the clerk frantically talked to the closeted man, a kindly lesbian stepped up and took the phone. What happened next will leave you in tears.

The 79-year-old gay actor spilled tea about antigay politicians, chemsex and other hot topics.

And she’s the pastor.

He didn’t come out until he was 85. After his story inspired others, they wanted to make sure he had an experience he’ll never forget.

He says Lyrica had an unexpected side effect.

Coming out to a stranger you’re going to be living with can be a nerve-wrecking experience.