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Coming out to grandma.

Discussion in 'Coming Out Advice' started by Jack1133, Jan 11, 2016.

  1. Jack1133

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    Hello.

    My name is Jack and I'm 14 years old. Two years ago, I came out as bisexual to my dad, mom, siblings, uncles and aunts.

    My mom and dad are awesomely supportive; I have a thirteen year old boyfriend who's always hanging out with me and sometimes even comes for a sleepover, and my parents are completely fine with it. Me and my boyfriend even kiss and hold hands and nobody really minds.

    However, I haven't come out to my grandma. Although I respect her a lot, she's very conservative (Christian) and I'm afraid I'll offend her somehow when coming out to her.

    Do you guys have any tips on whether or not I should come out to her, and if I should, then how can I make it so she's slightly more supportive than I believe she will be?

    Thank you for reading.

    Much love,
    Jack.
     
  2. SemiCharmedLife

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    I would talk to your parents about how to approach her. You're lucky you have their support, and you can work with them to figure out how to proceed. I didn't come out to my grandparents (or my parents) until a couple years ago but I still had several conversations with my parents about approaching my grandparents and it definitely helped.