I need some help deciding whether or not to come out to my parents. I think they'd be accepting (we go to a LGBTQ+ positive church, they've never been openly homophobic, we live in a progressive area, etc.) but there's no real way to know how they'll react until I tell them. I have a cousin (also gay, out to his parents but not my parents or our grandma who also lives with me) who has been very supportive of me and helped me a lot with figuring out my sexuality etc. and we're really close friends too. So I do have someone who can help me with this (but he lives about 1300 miles away so...). I think I should come out to them, because coming out to my cousin really helped me feel more comfortable with my identity. But after that I had a really negative coming out experience where I realized that my best friend is very homophobic (long story). I also have a lot of thoughts that I'm not actually gay, it's just a phase, I'm wrong about my sexuality, it doesn't matter, etc. So I just really don't know what to do.
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Only if you feel comfortable
I think you should wait to see if they support the community and when you feel comfortable,do it.
Go for it! If you feel like the time is right then sure. Sexuality is fluid so don't worry if it changes in the future. As long as you are happy and comfortable right now, that is all that matters. You and your feelings matter and are valid!