What is g out? What is g out really like? And do you even need to e out? Here, LGBTQ+ people share their stori of g out, cludg those who cid to tell their fay and iends they’re gay and those who chose not to.
Contents:
- I’M GAY, BUT I’M AAID TO E OUT. WHAT SHOULD I DO?
- HOW TO ACCEPT THAT YOU ARE GAY
- HOW TO KNOW IF YOU ARE GAY
- HOW TO COME OUT AS GAY OR LBIAN
I’M GAY, BUT I’M AAID TO E OUT. WHAT SHOULD I DO?
* i'm gay and i can't come out *
What should I do if no one this town really lik gay people, but maybe a hand full?
HOW TO ACCEPT THAT YOU ARE GAY
Even if you know you are gay, you might not be ready to e out. Even if you thk you will be supported, g out isn't for every teen." emprop="scriptn * i'm gay and i can't come out *
In our society there is a lot of homophobia — fear and hatred of people who are lbian, gay, or bisexual.
Homophobia is ed by ignorance, or other kds of misrmatn and lack of unrstandg about what gay, lbian, and bisexual people are really like.
While g out — tellg people you’re gay — n be a great experience for teens who have support om their fai and muni, sounds like you may not have this kd of acceptance. In the meantime, the webse OutProud has rmatn, rourc, and support for lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr teens who are g out or thkg of g out. Further, wh all the gay and trans stuff now the news, g out to one’s parents might appear to be a good ia and fact, might even seem mandatory.
HOW TO KNOW IF YOU ARE GAY
That is not to say that all who practice the religns are homophobic.
HOW TO COME OUT AS GAY OR LBIAN
However, many of them e rrect or highly selective readgs of the Bible and the Quran to jtify the nmnatn of homosexualy.
If your parents practice one of the relig tradns, chanc are they will have a lot of trouble wh you beg gay or transgenr, so you will want to proceed wh utn. 2) Your parents have said some openly anti-gay and anti-trans thgs your prence.
Have they ever said anythg to you like: “We hope you are not gay” or “If you ever told me you were gay we would (beat, reject, throw you out of the hoe.