Hi I'm Ethan, I don't think we've met.

So as I mentioned in my previous post, I'm into uni and cannot wait to leave this mind-numbing hell called high school. I think I've grown up in the past year. I'm more confident and I'm starting to care less and less what others think of me. I've realised from this change that in the past I was incredibly self conscious. I changed my opinions, my clothes, my behaviour to conform to an idea of what is "cool". I feel like a new person. A more self-confident person. A new me.

As a result of this, I've pretty much decided I'm going to come out soon. At the moment, I am very near to the end of my high school years so to avoid unnecessary stress and problems, I plan to wait until after school has ended to come out. At that point, I'll be 18 and going to university where I will have all the freedom in the world. It is when I go to university I plan to "come out". I use quotation marks as I don't plan to make an issue of it and will never actually come running out of the closet. A straight person wouldn't need to tell everyone they're straight, so why should I tell everyone I'm gay? I'm just going to simply be honest when the topic comes up. If people ask I'll tell them. If they ask if I have a girlfriend, I'll correct their error. It will be simple and painless...I hope. :)

There are a few people I will have to actually "come out" to (such as my family and few close friends). My hope is that, firstly, they will be supportive, and secondly, my freedom away from my hometown will mean any friends that are unsupportive will be easy to avoid. Or at least easy to give breathing space to till they have had time to become used to the idea. Since I plan to meet as many new people as possible and distance myself from my classmates from high school, I'm hoping there won't be many shocking revelation type moments where someone who have known me for years are surprised I am gay. I hope to meet lot's and lot's of new people and all they'll see is the new and improved me. A self-confident, friendly guy who just so happens to be gay.