Coming out to family and friends

I came out to "lesser" family members first... well, just one, my closest cousin. You usually will know if they don't have a problem with it based on their personality or if you've overheard conversations on the subject.

I came out to my mother by "accident", long story :P. I knew she wouldn't care because she had said so on a couple occasions when arguing with someone over that topic... but it's still a weird thing to just bring up out of nowhere. I told myself I wouldn't do it until I was going out with someone, which actually became the case. Then again, it was pretty much necessary because I still live at home, so when I get asked where I'm going, I'd rather not lie.

Jam it back in, in the dark.