YouTuber films her family and friends' reactions as she comes out and it's so heartwarming

"Let me re-introduce myself."
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YouTuber films her family and friends' reactions as she comes out and it's so heartwarming
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A YouTuber showed her friends and family's reactions as she came out to them as bisexual in an emotional video.

In the video, vlogger Elle Mills filmed herself several days before she came out and tearfully spoke about her feelings of worry and fear about loved ones' reactions.

"I'm not gonna lie, I'm a little scared," said Mills. "Growing up, there's always been a negative undertone about the LGBTQ+ community, I'm scared that my relationships with the people in my life right now are gonna be different."

Mills sat down with friends and family and described her crush to them. Then, she asked them all to draw what they thought her crush looked like. When she showed them a photo of who she has a crush on, they all responded in a positive and heartwarming way.

At the end of the video, Mills decorates her family home with a homemade rainbow flag before coming out to a member of her immediate family.

"I accept you for who you are, you know that right?" said the family member.

Then, the YouTube star addressed her viewers: "Let me re-introduce myself, I'm Elle Mills and i'm bisexual."

Rachel Thompson, sits wearing a dress with yellow florals and black background.
Rachel Thompson
Features Editor

Rachel Thompson is the Features Editor at Mashable. Rachel's second non-fiction book The Love Fix: Reclaiming Intimacy in a Disconnected World is out now, published by Penguin Random House in Jan. 2025. The Love Fix explores why dating feels so hard right now, why we experience difficult emotions in the realm of love, and how we can change our dating culture for the better.

A leading sex and dating writer in the UK, Rachel has written for GQ, The Guardian, The Sunday Times Style, The Telegraph, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Stylist, ELLE, The i Paper, Refinery29, and many more.

Rachel's first book Rough: How Violence Has Found Its Way Into the Bedroom And What We Can Do About It, a non-fiction investigation into sexual violence was published by Penguin Random House in 2021.


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