Losing a Friend
In 2008, my best friend came out to me and said he struggled to tell me because he was scared of how I would react. At first I was shocked, not because I am homophobic but because I couldn't believe that he trusted me enough to tell me his biggest secret and think I would not love him anymore. He then chose to come out to his family. I offered to go with him but he declined and said he hoped that they would accept him. Their reaction was shocking. His parents disowned him, but it was his siblings who started the horrible events that would lead to the shocking aftermath.