Advice about comming out?

[mdna]

First off try to find some people that you know that you can come out to, maybe a new friend and then as you grow with the comfort of that then you can start thinking about family. Most of all there really is no hurry to come out to everyone just be true to yourself first. and go from there.

I agree with that actually and coming out to close friends also is a great place to start. I was lucky in that sense as all my closest friends turned out to be gay too. My parents and brother was a different story though. When my parents found out they actually threw me out! When I returned home a few days later to collect my belongings, my parents offered to take me back if I didn't mention it again and didn't invite my friends around any more. I refused to live under their terms, packed up my stuff and left.

Within a week, my mother phoned me in work and invited me around for a meal. That was the turning point and I rebuilt my relationship with my parents from there. Sorry, if this sounds a little scary and that really was a worst case scenario. However, it did teach me to trust my own instincts more and it was a character building experience.