How To Tell People Close To You That You Are Gay

How can I tell people close to me that I am gay?

Telling people that you are gay, particularly your parents can be difficult. Coming out of the closet, as they call it, is one of the most difficult things that any gay person faces in their life. I would suggest that you start by telling somebody who you are fairly sure is going to be fairly sympathetic. It's like a practice run. You then move onto the slightly more difficult people, and see how it goes with them. If necessary, take the person that is most sympathetic with you as back up. Be prepared for anger and rejection - obviously parents are the most difficult ones to tell. If you can deal with the idea that they may be irrate at first and want to disown you, allow them to come around and don't get all worked up yourself about the fact that they are angry. You know you have one person storming out of the room and not both of you. I'm quite sure that is the case in a lot of people's experience, when they have come to tell their parents. Their parents have reacted in completely the opposite way to what they expected, and said "it's fine, I love you", or they will say "I guessed that a long time ago, so you could have told me before".