People share: the best and worst reactions to their coming out

It's time to go through a fun Reddit topic again. I've been snooping around the AskReddit subforum again and since I've been reading there for several hours a day, it wasn't really a punishment. I came across a very interesting, funny, and frustrating question that I didn't want to withhold from you: ‘Gay people of Reddit, what was the best/worst reaction you received to coming out?’ A big mix of answers, with — fortunately — mostly very cute and sweet ones. I've put the best ones below, but if you have the time and inclination to go through about 1.3K responses, you can always check out the whole topic. I genuinely think it won't bore you for a second.

‘Best: my sister, who just laughed and said: ‘Cool! Why don't you dress better?’

Worst: my father, we still haven't finished the conversation. He said he would come to my bedroom later to talk about it, that was eighteen years ago now.’

‘My sister: ‘Yay, I've always wanted a gay brother!’
Me: ‘You realize you actually always had one, right? I'm not suddenly going to change my personality and enjoy shopping with you.’
She: Shit.’

‘My dad just said: ‘Well, at least you won't get pregnant.’

‘My dad who reacted with ‘I also like women’ will always be my favorite.’

‘Me, extremely nervous: ‘I like women.’
My mom: ‘Girl, you came out of a closet without doors.’’

‘My mom told me and my siblings that it was a phase, so everyone should just ignore it.’

‘My daughter sat next to me with a very serious face and said she had to tell me something. ‘Mom, I'm bi. I've been with both sexes and liked both a lot.’

My response was: ‘Welcome to the club. You'll get a membership jacket with a badge on it in about a week.’ I think she was more shocked that I'm bi than I was about her.’

‘The best: I told my best friend. We both cried. She stayed over, we ate pizza, drank a bit, and watched a movie. She slept with me in my bed, just like we always did. Nothing changed.’

‘Not gay, but transgender. When I came out to my little brother, his reaction was: ‘Are you sure you’re not going too far with the whole ‘new year, new me’ thing?’’

‘I sent my dad a text saying: ‘Would you still love me if I were gay?’ He ignored me for two weeks and we never talked about it again — I was 17 then.’

‘I hadn't told a few friends that I had a boyfriend and when I did, one said: ‘Dude, we’ve known for ages, you’ve been drooling over him for months.’ Hilarious.’

‘I told my dad that I thought I was trans and he started crying and told me that I would be an ugly girl.’

‘My mom was shocked and the first thing she said while crying was: ‘Oh no! And your dad and I only let you do rough sports.’ Yup mom, that must have been it.’

‘When I came out to one of my best friends, she just said: ‘Really? Same.’

‘Hey dad… Um, I’m gay.‘
‘Hi gay, I’m dad and I support you in everything.’’