01-13-2012, 12:00 AM
Coming out can be scary and take time. I've given this advice before but it's been a while... you might benefit from renting some gay movies (avoid Hollywood stuff with a flaming best friend, and go for a romance like 'Shelter' or 'The Trip' or 'Trick'), reading some gay books/magazines, etc. Perhaps you're scared doing this will confirm it... nope, it's just exploring. Only you can decide. But if you are, it might make you feel like, 'wow, there actually are a lot of gay people out there just like me... I'm not so different after all." I know it really helped me to know that I was not alone, and that being gay didn't mean being a stereotype.