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? 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 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 *
That is not to say that all who practice the religns are homophobic. 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. However, the meantime what is also important is that you fd iends, teachers, unselors who know that is ed wonrful that you are realizg that you are growg to a fabulo gay, lbian, bisexual, or transgenr person and who n keep remdg you of this.
HOW TO KNOW IF YOU ARE GAY
Also, check out the webse of Parents, Friends, and Fai of Lbian and Gays (and Bisexual and Transgenr persons) (). While g out and talkg about beg gay to others is a slow procs, generally starts wh a close iend or fay member.
Rejectn by this person may e a backlash to the self-regnn stage of g out (the g out stage where you regnize you are gay); however, acceptance by this person generally leads to an crease self-teem and nfince. As this stage of g out ntu, the dividual gas a general sense of what means to be gay and choos to eher accept or reject different stereotyp and perceptns regardg gays. Socializatn wh other gays is important when acceptg your sexualy that giv a sense of cln to a new world, erasg feelgs of lonels.
HOW TO COME OUT AS GAY OR LBIAN
Contact wh posive gay and lbian role mols n be very fluential and beneficial. This stage of g out is simply about seekg out other posive homosexual relatnships and fdg a fort level wh onelf regardg your sexualy.
Even if you are quietly open regardg your homosexualy, you n still be readily available to help support others wh their stggl. While olr people may be ls open and more set their ways, younger men are more often more open, polilly active and visible the gay muny.
Most people the LGBTQ+ muny know om experience that acceptg your sexualy will lead to your beg a happier, more open this gui, the term gay has been ed to clu all forms of non-heterosexual attractn, whether that be people who are lbian, gay, bisexual, queer, pansexual, or otherwise not straight. Consir takg an onle sexualy quiz, like this one, to see if intifyg as gay feels right for you. There isn't any need to change yourself - beg gay is jt another way of simply existg, and there is nothg wrong wh at all.