Am I the only one who doesn't feel the need to 'come out' to family?

[James]

I was outed at a young age, made life extremely, ah, difficult, to use a nice term, that was in the 1960's. Times have changed a bit, but many parents still hang on to the old belief's. Plus many look to their offspring for grandkids and to keep the family line moving forward. I am sorry for those who cannot keep the connection with family after "coming out". The Los Angles lgbt center estimates that 40% of the kids on the street there are LGBT. That's a high number and having been in that situation don't recommend it to anyone. Number one rule "stay safe", I would have waited till I had someplace to call my own and self supporting at least, Jim