am 20 gay & I came out when i was 16  I wasn`t happy about it  but I had no real choice  did a really stupid thing by blurting it out to my step sister  I was a little drunk at the time but she said shed tell nobody and like a prat I belived her shes a year younger BTW  told a few of her mates on facebook who knew some of my mates so a few found out I could have killed her when I found out . Next day I figured  ad better tell parents before they found out .They took it ok better than expected anyway so that was me out . School was crap after this most people know am gay I never wanted them knowing this normal uk comprehensive school most of my friends were of the homophobic kind  reason why i didnt want them finding out .got into a few fights with some people  I won some of them  ''nothing I should be braging about '' but the last one I got beaten pretty badly decided i wanted to leave school after that. mum was furious with me I wouldn't press charges or anything I just given up didnt want to fight anymore  ..