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In early June of last year, I was forced to come out to my parents after they went through my phone and saw texts between my girlfriend and I. The only problem was that at that point, I hadn't accepted myself fully yet, so I told them that I was bisexual. I later realised that I had absolutely no attraction to men in that way. I could look at a man and recognise them as attractive, but I couldn't ever see myself marrying a man at any point in my life. I couldn't seem to get the courage to tell my parents, so instead I discussed it with a teacher. She told me that she was glad that I was honest with her and that she would help me if I needed it. After a few in-depth discussions about it, she prompted me to tell them. So, I sat down with my parents and told them everything. I said,

"Mom, Dad, I know that last year I said that I was bisexual. But at that point, I was still figuring myself out. I've talked to Mrs. Best about it and I realised that I'm not bi...I'm a lesbian."

I then braced myself for shouts, lectures, gasps of shock...but got nothing. I looked up at them and saw them with smiles on their faces. They both reached out and enveloped me in their arms, hugging me tightly. I hugged them back and ended up crying slightly from relief. They told me that they loved me no matter what and that they knew that I was a lesbian for a while now. I really do hope that other people can find the courage to come out because it was probably the best decision I've ever made.