I mean nowadays, when I was younger it would have taken a lot of courage. Just wondering if it's still the same?
2006-08-20 06:58:58 · 17 answers · asked by 5375 4 in Family & Relationships ➔ Singles & Dating
I bet my wife that the first answer would be "why thinking of coming out". Thanks, I won the bet and I will get a special treat tonight!
2006-08-20 08:40:11 · update #1
i turn 35 tomorrow. i came out when i was 21 to my family. to my best friend when i was 17-18. it was very scary. not knowing how people would react.if i would lose any friends, would my family hate me. in some cases for some people that still holds true today. it more torlerated today and people are more open about it then they were years ago but there still that uncertainty as to how they are goiung to be treated and be whom they are going to recieve said treatment.
2006-08-20 07:08:47 · answer #1 · answered by ktuckyman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's still really hard for alot of people, even though society is a bit more accepting, it's still stereotyped, too many people are still very conservative (you'd have to basically accept the fact that you might never get married, depending on where you are), and for many the hardest is admitting to you immediate family members. Like in my case, let's say I decide to be gay, I could NEVER tell my mother, because she's very christian, very old school, and I know it would break her heart.
2006-08-20 07:09:49 · answer #2 · answered by hawt2trawt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure this revelation is just as difficult now as it was 30 years ago, regardless of societal acceptance. The parents would probably still struggle with it, and friends that did not already know may no longer be around. Every decision in life entails some form of risk.
2006-08-20 07:05:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it takes more courage for gay people to go back in the closet which maybe why they don't!
2006-08-20 07:03:58 · answer #4 · answered by doesitmatter 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it takes stupidity for being gay in the first place.
2006-08-20 07:04:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't really know about all of that but I suppose it does take courage.
2006-08-20 07:05:14 · answer #6 · answered by Jazzy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kinda did for me,
Unfortunately I also found out that it's much harder to go back in xD
damn phases.
x
2006-08-20 07:06:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Umm...I don't know I'm not "gay"...but why would wanna stay in the closet...isn't it hot and sweaty in there...lolz....JK....just be out with it....no one's gonna kill you for being "gay"
2006-08-20 07:06:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yupp they could end up being rejected by a lot of ppl they care about lol
2006-08-20 07:05:40 · answer #9 · answered by rjekqlw 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it doesn't take courage, only exceptance.
2006-08-20 07:05:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋