Common Ally Qutns LGBTQ+ Center | How n I tell if someone I know is lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr? What should I do if I thk someone is lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr, but they haven’t told me? How do I make myself more approachable to people who are lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr? What kds of thgs might a person who is lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr go through when g out?
Contents:
- HOW TO TELL A FRIEND YOU'RE GAY AND YOU LOVE THEM
- HOW TO MAKE GAY FRIENDS: AN LBGT FRIENDSHIP GUI
- HOW TO TALK WH A GAY OR LBIAN PERSON
- HOW TO HAVE A GAY FRIEND
- HOW SHOULD YOU TALK TO A FRIEND WHO’S GAY?
- HOW TO TELL IF YOUR GUY FRIEND IS GAY
- WHAT TO SAY WHEN SOMEONE COM OUT TO YOU? 12 THGS NOT TO SAY TO YOUR GAY FRIENDS!
HOW TO TELL A FRIEND YOU'RE GAY AND YOU LOVE THEM
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Perhaps you have realized you are gay and that you have fallen love wh your iend.
Before you share the romantic feelgs you have toward your iend, you want your iend to know that you are gay. It is bt to jt e right out and say : “Matt, I’m gay” or “Hey, I jt wanted to let you know that I’m gay. If you haven’t already, is a good ia to tell others that you are gay, too, bis jt your iend.
How do you know if you’re gay?
HOW TO MAKE GAY FRIENDS: AN LBGT FRIENDSHIP GUI
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.... * things to ask your gay friend *
You uld ask, “What would you do if you were gay and had a csh on your iend?
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For example, “I have wanted to tell you for a long time, even before you knew I was gay, but I waed bee I didn’t want to drop all the bombshells on you at once. How do you tell someone you are gay?
HOW TO TALK WH A GAY OR LBIAN PERSON
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The Way Out: The Gay Man’s Gui to Freedom Chris Nutter. Crisis: 40 Stori Revealg the Personal, Social, and Relig Pa and Trma of Growg Up Gay Ameri Mchell Gold and Mdy Dcker Greenleaf Book Group, LLC, 2008.
HOW TO HAVE A GAY FRIEND
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The Velvet Rage: Overg the Pa of Growg Up Gay a Straight Man’s World Alan Downs Da Capo Prs, 2006. Article SummaryXTellg a iend that you’re gay and you love them is somethg that you’ll want to do stag so you don’t overwhelm your iend.
So how do you make gay iends? In some of my most sperate hours for gay bondg, I’ve attend LGBTQ+-themed therapy groups my area. Outsi of LGBTQ+-specific meetups, a great way to fd LGBT iendships is actually by attendg meetups that gay people typilly like.
If you stggle to accept gay people, you may not be sure how to talk to them whout brgg up your own beliefs.
HOW SHOULD YOU TALK TO A FRIEND WHO’S GAY?
There are lots of reasons why you might want to know if your iend is gay. There are some important thgs that you have to unrstand about this suatn before gog forward, however. Someone's sexualy is highly plex and highly... * things to ask your gay friend *
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.
HOW TO TELL IF YOUR GUY FRIEND IS GAY
Try to thk about the reasons why you or other people might object to beg gay or lbian and wre some of the reasons down.
WHAT TO SAY WHEN SOMEONE COM OUT TO YOU? 12 THGS NOT TO SAY TO YOUR GAY FRIENDS!
What might the person who is gay or lbian say to fend him or herself agast your list? Beg a gay man or lbian do not mean that they are attracted to every sgle person they meet that is of the same sex, jt like you aren't attracted to every sgle person you meet that is of the oppose sex.
A gay or bisexual person may wish to disclose their sexual preferenc wh you, or they may not. If you are a person who stggl to accept LGBT+ people for whatever reason, and believe that is wrong then you may feel tempted to be mean to a gay or lbian person.
Beg iends wh a gay man or lbian is jt like havg a straight iend.