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Is anyone going to come out to family this holiday season?

Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by the haunted, Dec 23, 2014.

  1. the haunted

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    I've decided that if my grandma asks if I'm seeing anyone or if I have my eye on anyone, I'm going to come out to her. The rest of my family knows, so I'll have some support. Hell, maybe I'll come out even if she doesn't ask.

    Is anyone else planning on coming out before the new year?
     
  2. SilencedMelody

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    i wish. but unfortunately i will not
     
  3. flight

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    I wish I could, but there's no real reason to make my life more complicated right now. I just don't want the awkwardness :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:
     
  4. I wish... but it wouldn't go well and I would end up in a poopie place... plus I'm a chicken :slight_smile:
     
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    I recently came out to my parents and eleven year old sister, and also quite a few friends. I'm just waiting until after break to come out at school.
     
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    Yeah I need to tell my grandparents and most of the people on my mom's side of the family.
     
  7. AngelWings17

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    I want to, but I'm afraid of how they'll react. This is just another secret I can easily keep from them until I feel ready to say it.
     
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    Everyone in my family knows. Grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins. And they all love me <3 so no worries for me this Christmas :slight_smile:
     
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    My family has on multiple occasions shown support for the LGBT+ community and in most cases they're pretty open about their beliefs, especially with me because I'm one of the oldest and most mature in my generation of the family. If I did finally come out to them, I doubt any of them would bat an eye (they might be a little confused as I had a kind-of-gf for a while a year ago but they'd be fine).

    I could see myself getting worried about it getting out to my immediate family (mom wouldn't care but dad is incredibly homophobic), or to my younger cousins who I feel like might not accept me... So i guess the short answer is no, unless I can get certain people alone and get them to promise me not to tell. :dry:
     
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    Nope, not at all.
     
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    Planning to come out to my mum before 2014 but I might chicken out
     
  12. Sapphire

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    I was originally gonna come out to my parents on Christmas 2012, but I chickened out and ended up doing it in May 2013 instead. It's all old news now.
     
  13. anniebunnie

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    I'm planning on coming out to my friends at my new school. I was out at my old one but my current school is extremely conservative so I'm more hesitant.
     
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    I'm hoping to come out to my parents a few days after Christmas. My birthday is in 3 weeks, so I believe now is the best time to do things to advance my transition. I believe they will be accepting, but they are uneducated. Even if it takes a very long time for them to understand, I'll be happy knowing that change is happening.
     
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    I might come out to my good friend on Christmas or on the January 1... He assumes that I am straight because I dated a girl a year ago, but I am pretty sure he'll be completely fine with me confessing him my true orientation. I just don't want to lie to him because I love him, like a friend and even more. I also suspect he might be gay himself... ><
     
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    No and I know the question of oh do u have a gf? Will come up. :dry:
     
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    No. I might come out to my dad though.
     
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    Not over Christmas, I don't feel like it's the right time for me. The plan is to come out to mom the first week or 2 of January though so this news and the holidays aren't in danger of getting in the way of each other, and after that we'll see about more family, would probably need to be through email as they are spread out and don't live close.
     
  19. Clancularius

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    No but not long after I will likely post something about when I came out around January 15/16. Hopefully my plan works or I'll be coming out around June.
     
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    I would love to come out to my family but I'd probably get disowned </3