text: Its exactly like coming out of the closet. Once it's out, it can't go back in. Life long friendships will become surprisingly strained and awkward. Family members will hold you at bay and think you're mental. But others will leap out to support you in surprising ways. Like when someone comes out as gay, there's some story like "Oh, you know your Uncle Charlie was gay, but different times then." And people will share with you, and in the end I find that's it more rewarding personally. Like being who you were put on earth to be.