Ok, i came out to my mom a while ago. i told her that i liked a guy. she said she didnt care, and she still loved me. She said to me "Be your self" i said okay. But im not comfortable about talking about guys or how i wanna show my pride. It really bothers me. Now i just want to know from you guys. How do i overcome this? (GayCJ )
You don't have to. Not wanting to talk about who you like is just a thing. Nobody goes home and tells their parents about their love life. Love you Josh!
I'm out to everyone i personally know but even i don't talk about details of my love life to my parents. They've already met my partner though
You don't have to go around telling everyone. I certainly don't! Doesn't mean I'm ashamed to be gay, but I don't see it as my one defining characteristic that must be shouted from the rooftops. Your mom was right - just be yourself. Most of the time, I reveal my sexuality in the course of general conversation. I keep it very casual and don't make a big deal of it (because it's not). I simply mention my partners name and people tend to work out that I'm gay from that. Sometimes we can make too much of coming out and build it up into a really big thing. I doesn't have to be like that at all. I did the big coming out thing with my parents and sister and it was a bit of an ordeal. I won't do that again. Now it's very casual and just mentioned at a natural point in a conversation. So much easier that saying "I'm gay".