This happened to me a few years back. My initial reaction was one of disbelief and shock. I was angry, not because she was gay...but because we were friends for YEARS and she felt she couldn't confide in me about it. Why was I the last person to know?
(rhetorical question)
After the shock subsided, I decided I would go and meet this girlfriend she had suddenly acquired. (Which was something I was NOT prepared for, I had to get used to seeing my my friend, that I used to double date with, be intimate with someone of the same sex)Anyway, long story short...turns out it was a phase she was going through because afterwards she was never with another female again (at least I don't think so). She has now been in a heterosexual relationship for the past 6 years. So I guess she wasn't really gay, maybe bi....but not all out, 100% gay. My point: after the initial shock, I decided to except my friend for who she was (rather, who she thought she was.... Lawd,the child has
always been confused
Despite the fact, she was still the girl I used to play double dutch with, got in trouble with, the girl that had my back in fights, etc.