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i don't know if i should come out of the closet
i'm a bi 16 year old and i have been in the closet for 5 or 4 years.i really want to come out to my parents and peers at school because its quite frustrating inside the closet. My parents are really homophobic and i was also raised learning that liking the same gender was a sin. when i found out i wasn't straight i was in denial but i gradually accepted myself thanks to fellow lgbt+ online. recently, i think my parents has suspicions because they started insulting homosexuality and bisexuality in front of me and started lecturing me about how i'm going to hell. should i just officially come out since they have their suspicions or should i stay inside the closet till i graduate?
I am a 21 year old bi who has been in the closet for the last 6 years or so. Being raised in a christian family, I feel ya.
Okay so here is me being an adult,
I am not telling you to stay in the closet or come out, because in the end thats your decision. I want you to look at your surrounding first before making your decision. What would your par...... 1 reply
If you have accepted the fact that you are bisexual, and see no issue in yourself, then that is when you know you are ready to move onto letting others know of your discovery.
>First off, if you have someone you consider your best friend and trust greatly, then let them know. Their reactions and thoughts may help in telling your family.
Afterwards...... 1 reply
Hmm.. I think you should come out. Simply because locking away your feelings like that is likely to take a toll on you mentally and emotionally. But your situation is pretty tough. Coming out wouldn't be easy. With your parents like that you will definitely be met with some resistance and your feelings will potentially be hurt at times in the proce...... 1 reply
If I was in your place, I would maybe stayed
inside the closet till graduation since it
seems like your parents are extreme
homophobes. They may start beating or scold you very bad if they find out you aren't
straight. It'd be more hellish and if you
don't have any supporter by your side you
may even get depressed. That's why, once
you can stand...... 1 reply
