It's kind of hard to actually come out and say this. I don't know exactly how to word all of this, so it's going to be off-the-cuff and perhaps even a bit convoluted.
I am a man who is attracted to both men and women.
I have identified as bisexual, at least to myself, for about a year now. I haven't really told anyone before, for many of the reasons that people "stay in the closet." I've not been sure how my friends will react. How my family will take it. If it will ruin my chances at a relationship. I've spoken with other bisexual people, and even in the LGBT community is there stigma attached to bisexuality. They're told they're just "phasing into homosexuality," that they still can't completely let go of society's standards and accept that they are just gay. Some people don't understand how anyone can be attracted to both genders (or those who do not identify with a specific gender), whether or not they are a gender or sexual minority themselves.
Now, however, is a time to honest with myself. I'm not straight. And now, I don't care. I am who I am, and this is how I want to present myself as a person. I can only hope that others will be accepting, and that I can help them be accepting of people different from themselves.
I didn't want this to be a big deal to anyone, hence why I'm coming out on my pretty much unknown blog. Baby steps, right? Next up, coming out to my friends.
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