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Ever Wanted to Come Out on a Roller Coaster? This Teen Did
What better place to come out to your family than the Happiest Place on Earth?
Chances are, your coming out experience was probably not as fun as Gina's. The 16-year-old high school student from California recently came out to her family as gay, but instead of having a conversation with them, like most queer youth probably do, she decided to do something a little different.
While on-board the popular Splash Mountain ride at Disneyland during a family trip, Gina held up a rainbow-colored sign that read "I'M GAY." The stunt was forever immortalized in one of those souvenir photos amusement parks always offer riders after getting off a roller coaster, which Gina then used to tell the truth about her sexuality to her mom, dad, and brother.
"I am not the type of person to have a deep, sit-down conversation, so I wanted to tell them in a lighthearted and fun way. I love funny ride photos so I figured I could make the sign just in case I decided to go for it, and I did," Gina told BuzzFeed in a recent interview. "My dad and brother said they were already 70% sure I was gay but my mom had no idea, but I knew they would be super accepting."
Congrats, Gina!
Raffy is a Los Angeles-based writer, editor, video creator, critic, and digital director of Out Magazine. The former editor-in-chief of PRIDE, he is also a die-hard Rihanna and Sailor Moon stan who loves to write about all things pop culture, entertainment, and identities. Follow him on Instagram (@raffyermac) and Twitter (@byraffy), and subscribe to his YouTube channel.
Raffy is a Los Angeles-based writer, editor, video creator, critic, and digital director of Out Magazine. The former editor-in-chief of PRIDE, he is also a die-hard Rihanna and Sailor Moon stan who loves to write about all things pop culture, entertainment, and identities. Follow him on Instagram (@raffyermac) and Twitter (@byraffy), and subscribe to his YouTube channel.
