Yesterday was National Coming Out Day. In response to a girl I know telling most of my school that she was gay, I took it upon myself to face my fears and told quite a few people at my school that I was bisexual, which marked my second time ever telling anybody IRL (the first having been my best friend back home, which was only in response to him telling me he was bi as well). They were all surprised, of course, but didn't say anything mean or disrespectful, they were all really encouraging and then one of my friends who I told came out as bi to me later on that day. I still don't feel like I'm ready to come out publicly yet, beyond that group of friends, and I still have yet to tell my family, but that was an extremely important second step, and I think I am very close to possessing the courage to come out publicly.
If anything, I'm glad my environment is so supportive and respectful about these kinds of things. I feel like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders, and I'm ready to accept that it's who I am!
In other news, yesterday also marked the four-year anniversary of my username, Mellow Ezlo. I've changed it a couple times since I started using it, but I always go back. So that's fun.