Cooper Neeble

Welp, I guess it’s now or never...
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I’ve been wanting to make this post for quite some time, but wanted to wait until today for a reason. Last year around this time, I found the courage to tell many of my close friends a pretty important secret that I had kept to myself for my whole life, but was still nervous for how they would react to it. However, I came to find that they all reacted pretty much the same: they were all very supportive, appreciative, and proud for what I did. All my fears of hate and negativity faded away with the positivity and encouragement my friends gave to me, and made me much more confident with this part about me.
Going into college was a little different, where since I was going into a new environment with a bunch of people I didn’t know. I even felt scared that my teammates would react adversely, but get again I was proven wrong when my new friends up there acted in the same fashion as my other friends.
So, after a long wait, I’ve decided to fully come out as a bisexual. Honestly, I would just not post this long message solely for the reason that I’ve heard from others: this information isn’t anybody else’s business. I know that because of this fact, not only might I receive hate and negativity, people might just go out of their way to make my business their own, spreading the word like a flame, trying to tear down my reputation. Honestly, I could care less haha. But, my reason for posting this is much more deeper:
So many people hide in the closet because they fear how the world react. They fear that their friends will turn against them. Or, they might even fear their own family won’t accept them. Whatever the reason, fear caused by hate and discrimination might cause closeted people of the LGBTQ+ community to have to live forced lives, love in secret, or overall not be who they truly are. And this reality is really sad, and is one that must change.
So, I provide this post as support for those who live closeted. You don’t need to come out, your sexual identity is very okay however open you feel to be. But, don’t feel like you need to live in fear. If you need to talk to someone, DM me.