I came out to my ex-lover. His reaction almost made me cry.
Yesterday, I finally had the guts to come out to a close friend and ex-lover of mine. He lives in the UK (and I’m in Germany), but we love to write emails back and forth, and I really enjoy our conversations.
Even though I’ve already come out to myself as a trans man about one year ago, I never had the courage to tell him the truth. Since there used to be romantic feelings involved, it was even more difficult for me to let him know.
So, when I replied to his latest email yesterday, I felt the urge to finally come out to him. I was really nervous when I wrote these lines about my gender identity, and I was worried that he might want to end our friendship.
Today he wrote back. And when I read his words, I almost started to cry - for joy! He was so kind and understanding, and he said that he will be happy to call me as I wish, and he accepts me just the way I am because he knows that I will still be the same person.
I’m soooooo relieved! He’s definitely one of the nicest and loveliest people I know, and I am so grateful that I have a friend who supports me no matter what - even though he lives far away.














