Kev Maxen, an assistant ach for the Jacksonville Jaguars, ma sports history after publicly g out as gay. Maxen, 31, opened up about his sexualy an terview wh Outsports published on Thursday, July 20. “I don’t want to feel like I have to thk about anymore,” he explaed. “I don’t want to feel
Contents:
- HOW TO COME OUT AS GAY OR LBIAN
- HOW TO COME OUT TO STRICT RELIG PARENTS WHEN YOU'RE GAY
- JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT COACH KEV MAXEN MAK HISTORY AFTER COMG OUT AS GAY
HOW TO COME OUT AS GAY OR LBIAN
“I was 37 years old when I me out to my parents as gay. I was a parent myself and still married to a man,” wr Melisa Raney on the ocsn of Natnal Comg Out Day. If your kids e out to you, she says, take a page om my parents’ playbook. * coming out as gay to parents *
People who are gay need to be certa of themselv, havg accepted their sexualy, before g out to parents. The Amerin Psychologil Associatn do not nsir homosexualy a mental illns and views therapy to change sexual orientatn agast a person's will uhil. If your parents worry about possible gay stigma and discrimatn issu, assure them you are pable of g good judgment orr to avoid bad suatns.
In se your parents may need to talk wh someone, you may want to have a lol PFLAG (Parents, Fai and Friends of Lbians and Gays) number, brochure or webse on hand.
HOW TO COME OUT TO STRICT RELIG PARENTS WHEN YOU'RE GAY
The cisn to e out as gay n be very difficult. You want to be hont wh those you re about, but you don't know how they will react. Thgs n get even more plited if you have strict relig parents, pecially if they... * coming out as gay to parents *
If you ci to get volved wh the lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenred muny, may be unrealistic to expect iends and fay to take part right away.
Take a bath, meet some iends, see a movie; if you want to be around other gays and lbians go to a gay bar, ffee hoe or support group.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT COACH KEV MAXEN MAK HISTORY AFTER COMG OUT AS GAY
Wh some people your life, tellg them you’re gay, lbian, bisexual, transgenr, or queer will feel sual and easy, while wh others the nversatn may feel like a game-changer. Cal Ryan’s rearch wh lbian, gay, and bisexual young adults, clus booklets and vios for fai about how to support a child who has jt e out (as well as ramifitns if they aren’t acceptg). Now more than ever, gays and lbians are g out to their parents — and they're dog when they're que young.