Coming out can be one of the hardest things to do.
But as these two American teens show, sharing news about your sexuality doesn’t have to be a huge ordeal.
A Californian teenager named Gina had a novel idea to come out Disneyland Florida – “the happiest place on earth” – on a family holiday with her mam.
@ayydubs this is how I came out yesterday lolol pic.twitter.com/UqStjeZRyF
— gina (@ginaslife3) June 20, 2016
The teen made a sign that reads ‘I’m Gay’ and decided to whip it out for the camera on the tourists’ favourite Splash Mountain rollercoaster.
She shared the image on Twitter, and since posting the amazing photo has had 9,000 re tweets.
People from all over the world have been praising the teen for the imaginative and brave way she decided to declare her sexuality.
@ginaslife3 you are my hero hahaha ?
— ebru (@repunksel) July 5, 2016
@ginaslife3 I am so proud of you!! Out and proud??
— Brianna Carter (@BalletBree17) July 5, 2016
@ginaslife3 @ayydubs ICONIC,AND YAY FOR U!
— 🙁 (@troyesparks) June 20, 2016
@ginaslife3 @ayydubs you go girl ??????
— jacqueline. (@JacquelineCity) June 20, 2016
@ginaslife3 @ayydubs I guess you can say it’s a roller coaster of emotions k by
— spagh (@freshspaghettii) June 21, 2016.
@ginaslife3 1.) YESSSS!!! ❤️???? What a kickass idea! Happy 4 u!
2.) WHY ARE THOSE PEOPLE LOOKIN SO DAMN GRUMPY ON SPLASH MOUNTAIN, THE FUCK— K I R S T E N ✨ (@thatspicegirl) June 20, 2016
The good vibes just keep coming! In a similar story this week, 17-year-old Kinsey Ratzman, from New Jersey, recently came out, and her supportive parents encouraged the teen to share her news with her friends on social media.
these are old but I'm proud af. let's not be afraid to show our true self. #loveislove #gaysbreaktheinternet pic.twitter.com/QQJSWrsvHQ
— kinsey 🇵🇸 (@notkinz) June 12, 2016
To top it off, her parents decided to throw her a coming out party, complete with rainbow cake, rainbow pasta and rainbow veggie kebabs. So far her post has racked up almost 28,000 likes on Twitter, and has been retweeted 10,ooo times.
My family threw me a surprise pride party bc I came out to all of them lmaoooo 😂🌈 pic.twitter.com/tWBooVKF4S
— kinsey 🇵🇸 (@notkinz) July 2, 2016
Love conquers all.
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