The Road to Coming Out

My Mom

          I'm not really sure what my mom's feelings are on me  being gay, but I don't think  she really likes gay people, and that's likely to transfer to when I come out. On December 28th, 2014, I came across YouTube vlogger Tyler Oakley, the first YouTuber I had ever watched aside from Rhett and Link and Tobuscus. I instantly started watching all of his videos.
          I hadn't really been exposed to any gay people, or really heard about them much, except for the occasional famous person coming out seeing as I am growing up in a Catholic Community. I didn't really think it was wrong. In fact, I had no problem with it, embraced it.
          From Tyler I started to discover other inspirational figures, such as Troye Sivan, Connor Franta, Hannah Hart, Alfie Deyes, Zoe Sugg, Joe Sugg, Caspar Lee, and many more, until I got to where I am now, the internet obsessed child I am.

          Anyway, I heard about Tyler's birthday fundraiser and immediately wanted to do anything I could to help save lives, definitely with an added chance to meet Tyler.  I earned $20 from my dad for my report card and decided to use for the good cause. I gave my mom the money in exchange for her entering her credit card info for the campaign, seeing as you can't pay in cash. She didn't even know what it was for. The next day, she asked me if I was gay and made it seem like a bad thing.
Update: it's a couple months later from when I wrote this. I was listening to psychobabble by Tyler Oakley and Korey Kuhl one day on her visitation and it was an episode about Mother's Day. My mom found out that they were gay and immediately did not want me to listen to it. She contacted my dad and said that she wanted to send me to conversation therapy so, obviously my feelings have changed from when I wrote this.😕