Being gay.

[hasty jacinth]

I am struggling to tell some of my family that I'm gay because I'm not sure if they are supportive of the LGBTQ+ community. So far, only my parents really know and I have no clue on how to tell my grandparents.

[iron edge]

Hmm, maybe you could try to bring up the LGBTQ+ community up in conversation to see how they react. If they react badly then maybe it's a good idea to not tell them. But it's up to you if you want them to know anyways!

[wide swan]

When I came out to my family, it was in the middle of our family splitting off and going there separate ways. My step-mother and my dad were not very accepting at first but began to accept it over time. My grandmother just chuckled and said "I know, sweatheart" and started a conversation about how her best friend in 1955 was gay and how she adored looking at cute guys together. However, my step-mothers side of the family is very old school baptist christians. My grandmother on that side still talked to me and would still give me hugs and say she loved me but I could sense the way she didn't feel comfortable when the topic was brought up. She accepted that there was nothing she could do about it and even accepted my husband when I introduced him. My uncle, the man that truly raised me to be the person I am today, was also a hardcore baptist christian, on his very last day on earth, he told me "I may not agree with the person you are but you have proven to me that among the many beliefs that are taught in church, you are one of God's children". I grew up Christian but I no longer follow the religious ways but that still sticks with me every day of my life whether I believe it or not.

Moral of the story is; your family will always love you. They may not agree with it or accept it but they will always love you for who you are and always have been. I didnt change when I came out, I just told them a little more about myself 🙂

[hasty jacinth]

Thanks

[hasty jacinth]

Might have to try that as well.