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People Are Adorably Sharing Their Coming Out Stories As “Glo-Ups”

If you’re not sure what a “glo-up” is, it’s a pretty viral social media term that millennials use to describe a huge change in self. Basically, it’s like the story of the ugly duckling that grew up to be a beautiful swan. Think of it as the ugly pre-teen who had acne and braces, who then grew up to be a runway model. We all have our own versions of “glo-ups.” The term has been used numerous times to describe celebrities who got better looking with age, or even people we knew in our own hometowns. But, we’ve never seen the term “glo-up” being used like this.

People online in the LGBTQ community are using the glo-up trend to show before and after pictures of coming out of the closet. In the before pictures, they’re photographed looking unhappy and unsatisfied with the opposite sex – whether it be at prom or a date – and posting it side by side with up-to-date photos of them with their new girlfriend/boyfriend. Basically, they show how much happier they are that they discovered their true taste in men/women and came out of the closet publicly. It’s pretty inspiring.

https://twitter.com/hayleypellow/status/923577332534616064

https://twitter.com/rsam______/status/924338319995043848

https://twitter.com/danielmonsalve/status/924812657990995968

https://twitter.com/c_nabrizny17/status/924484139948093440

https://twitter.com/Kenzie_Kenzie_/status/923705659714977792

https://twitter.com/KarinaKarrina/status/924858091518042112

https://twitter.com/Wolfire95/status/924826217014054912

https://twitter.com/lovelladdie/status/924763838867824640

https://twitter.com/amcupelli/status/924726268989509637

https://twitter.com/brooklyntonnarr/status/924606753844678656

https://twitter.com/prinxcessp/status/923732619178795010

https://twitter.com/devinvasion/status/923412299167289344

https://twitter.com/vonvoncake/status/924001580449374208

https://twitter.com/prolly_caro/status/923705583374446592

Someone grab me some tissues, I’m in actual tears.