I tried to hide it by getting a girlfriend

“When I was about 12 years old, I started to get feelings for people that were my own gender.”

I thought that it was a bit weird and I tried to hide it by getting a girlfriend so that none of my friends thought that I was weird. My friends used to make jokes about gay people and I would just go along with them to not act weird.

I finally broke up with my girlfriend because she became suspicious and I knew that I needed help.

So I talked to my mum about it and she said that it is ok to be gay. I was too scared to tell my dad because I thought that he would not see me in the same way. But I did tell him and he still treats me the same - better even. I contacted Kids Helpline for help on how I should tell my friends. They really helped me get through it. I also found out that my best friend was gay as well and now we are a great couple and our friends treat us the same.