In our society today, people have many posns when to gay people. Some people offer acceptance and shelter om hatred and will work towards human rights. Others take the attu of "they're happy and not hurtg anyone," so...
Contents:
- HOW TO TALK WH A GAY OR LBIAN PERSON
- HOW TO TELL A FRIEND YOU'RE GAY AND YOU LOVE THEM
- HOW TO BEHAVE AROUND GAY PEOPLE IF YOU DON'T ACCEPT THEM
HOW TO TALK WH A GAY OR LBIAN PERSON
Unrstandg and navigatg your csh A csh is somethg special, and you should enjoy havg one! But when that csh is the same genr as you are, n be a b strsful stead. Do this mean you're gay? Should you tell them?... * how to deal with a gay crush *
Do this mean you're gay?
HOW TO TELL A FRIEND YOU'RE GAY AND YOU LOVE THEM
It's hard. We know. Maybe you're straight and found out (or know) your csh isn't, or maybe you're gay or bi and they're straight, which is a particularly difficult suatn. Eher way, 's your bt tert to get over .... * how to deal with a gay crush *
Also, keep md that havg a csh on a person of the same genr don't tomatilly mean you are gay. Sexual orientatn is more than a qutn of whether you are gay, pansexual, queer, straight, or bisexual. In addn, sexual orientatn is not jt about who you have feelgs for, 's also about how you thk of yourself (as, straight, gay, bisexual, pansexual, or somethg else), and how you actually behave.
Once you are fortable enough, ask your csh some qutns to see how they feel about the LGBTQ muny or gay folks. " Or "Are you gay?
Maybe you're straight and found out (or know) your csh isn't, or maybe you're gay or bi and they're straight, which is a particularly difficult suatn. If you aren't straight, try lookg for people of patible orientatns at pri events, LGBT+ clubs, datg webs, or gay bars (if you're of drkg age). I thk he might be unsure about his own sexual orientatn; maybe he partially liked but nnot get over the fact that he might be gay.
HOW TO BEHAVE AROUND GAY PEOPLE IF YOU DON'T ACCEPT THEM
If you are an ally of the LGBT+ muny, you may be ncerned about behavg a way that supports that attu. If you stggle to accept gay people, you may not be sure how to talk to them whout brgg up your own beliefs.... * how to deal with a gay crush *
Maybe he is gay, maybe he is not, or maybe he still don't know! What is the bt way for a gay man to get over a csh wh his straight, male personal traer?
Consir jog a gay-straight alliance at your school or gog to a teen group at your lol LGBT center. Comg out an area, or a fay, that is not gay iendly n be really difficult. Some fay members will probably always be homophobic.
Instead, have low and gradual expectatns for those that are very, very homophobic to beg wh.
Perhaps you have realized you are gay and that you have fallen love wh your iend. You have also probably realized that this is a lot to al wh! You may want to be hont wh your iend about your sexualy as well as your... * how to deal with a gay crush *
In orr to al wh ternalized homophobia you will need to be very hont wh yourself about your feelgs and work on acceptg them as wonrful and natural. Fightg ternalized homophobia is hard and may take even longer than makg your fay accept your feelgs. If you stggle to accept gay people, you may not be sure how to talk to them whout brgg up your own beliefs.
A gay or lbian person is not different. Beg gay or lbian is only one aspect of a person, and don't have to be at the foreont of every teractn.
Gay men and lbians vary greatly their appearanc, the way they talk, and the way they behave jt the same as everyone else. There are nice and mean gay people; jt as there are nice and mean straight people.