Any bad reactions when coming out to liberal/open-minded friends?

[SouthwestNewb]

Has anyone had unexpected poor reactions when coming out to friends you thought were open-minded?

My friends are all liberal university types, but I have this nagging notion that I could offset a currently cool friend group.

This is really annoying as I'm just bad at being out. I'm taken for straight so easily and I enjoy hanging out in the straight world so much that it feels presumptuous to keep alerting people to my preference.

 

[AmunRa]

I've had your same worries but I didn't have any sort of bad reaction when I came out to my "liberal" friends.

I actually came out to them quite recently, but I still haven't come out to some of my more conservative friends yet. But these are friends who have openly displayed their poor understanding of sexuality so it's taking me an awful lot more courage.

Oh and btw, when I came out it completely surprised everyone because I'm may be the "straightest" guy in my group of friends. I mean masculine, love the outdoors, sports, captain of seven intramural sports teams, that whole deal

So far, no change in my relationship with my friends aside from feeling like I can talk to them on a whole other level.

 

[soccerboy029]

I really didn't have any truly negative experiences when coming out to my good friends...even the excessively conservative ones. If they're you're friends, they won't think twice about it! They'll be happy you are you!

 

[G-Lexington]

Personally? None at all.

Lex

 

[rareboy]

If they're liberal and cool, they'll remain liberal and cool.

If not, they're just poseurs and you don't want them in your circle of friends anyway.

 

[KaraBulut]

Actually these discussions with liberal friends in college prompted a lot of drunken confessions and explorations.

And no regrets.

 

[kissthesky88]

when i came out to one of my closest friends (one of only 3 girls i consider to be true friends), she literally made a face like she all-of-a-sudden had been vomited on. she sighed profusely like if i had just said something incredibly offensive to her and then she just said "wow. ok. i accept your lifestyle choice."

she has a very abrasive personality and i'm testifying against her in court on august 18th because she assaulted (2nd degree) one of my other friends at a party because she had left her "a rude facebook picture comment". we're no longer friends of course. good thing for her i also mutually "accept her lifestyle choice". i'd rather be a faggot than a friendless criminal anyday.