I'm ready to start coming out to my friends. I'm already out to two and that's only because they are also gay. I think the other friends I want to come out to will accept me because they really aren't homophobic. There also two of my moms friends that are also my friends that I can come out to. One of them is gay and I have gone to her a lot and she's never revealed a secret to mom when I asked her not to. I think she would be able to help my mom through the acceptance process. Then there is moms other friend that I literally tell everything to. No matter what I tell her stays between us. I've told her how mean my stepdad can be and she gives good advice and has never said a word to mom. I've known her for pretty much my whole life. She's very accepting of he LGBTQ community. Her son has a friend who he has known his whole life who is a lesbian and moms friend said she loved that girl as if she was her own daughter. I really want to tell her but I'm not sure how. How can I come out to these friends.
It almost seems like this is the dream situation for coming out, from what you're saying! Given the amount of out people present in your life, it sounds like a pretty accepting atmosphere that you live in; of course, you know more than myself about that. If so, then all you need to worry about is how. Personally I came out to a good few people by drawing a Pride Flag on the back of my hand, which prompted people to ask if there was a reason behind it, which made it a lot easier than to have to bring it up out of the blue. If you want to be more subtle, you could do it on your palm, but I found it wears away a lot quicker there. Other than that, you can always just bring up LGBT+ current events and work from there. There are plenty of ways to approach it, but those are just a few. Good luck!
