I've been gay for a while and I want to come out to my parents but I don't know how too only my sister knows and my parents are very accepting of lgbtq but It's just so much weight on me and with me haveing anxiety and haveing been in some arguments with them I just don't know what to say.
#How should I do it?
junior pollen
dull pumice
I was in the exact same situation until just the other day. I know how stressful it is when you want to tell them, but you just can't figure out how.
I'd suggest trying to find the right time to bring it up, preferably when discussing a topic related to LGBTQ+ or relationships. The other day I was having a discussion with my father about a pride parade when I eventually told him that it was "part of my identity" and he asked me to elaborate. I responded with, "I like boys". Of course I had nothing to worry about as he was accepting and I had no doubts he wouldn't be. I did drop some subtle and indirect hints, such as setting a pride themed wallpaper on my phone and then trying to show them stuff on it (my mom noticed the wallpaper and asked about it, but I just told her that I thought it looked cool). I've also brought up stuff with my parents on multiple occasions about an openly gay politician in my area who is running for another elected position and how I'm rooting for him to win the primaries so I can vote for him next year.
You could possibly hint at it, or find other ways to indirectly convey it to them (i.e. hanging a pride flag in your room and waiting for them to acknowledge it).
true cedar
If you comfortable about talking to them about that kind of stuff, then maybe one day while your having a conversation you could just bring it it up gently and talk about how you like this boy and just try to be passionate about it so they can know that its a part of you. Its all about the right timing.
Honesty im jealous of you all because i dont think im gonna have the chance (im 16 btw) to come out, because i come from a very homophobic family, who are always talking trash about thhe lgbtq anytime it pops up on the tv yk, but its fine, i personally am thinking of coming out when im financially stable, just in case they are gonna cut me off. you get what i mean.
Well good luck 🤗🤗