One of the reasons why I have no self esteem problems other than the occasional, feminine, "I'm so ugly" tripping is because I never felt rejected as I... well... let's put it together simply and say "came out". If there would be one advice I could give for all those who wish to cherish all the greatness being out brings along but have no idea where to start, it would be picking up the very first people in your life that you will come out to carefully. If through those initial moments of voicing the real you, you are faced with sympathy and understanding, it gets so easier to develop your courage to face the rest of the world.