How To Come Out

[Zach_014]

How and when should i come out to my family and friends???

[CoolGuyXD]

When ever you feel the time is right. No one can tell you. You have to know.

[RLuna]

The situation may present itself faster then you think. I never told my mom till one day I needed advice and she was the only one who could help. I was 16 then.

[michael.95]

Your 14 so I suggest not saying anything until you are exactly sure that you are gay. Hormones could make you feel as if you like men and not woman but that could change I guess so I'd say wait it out.

[superstarB]

When ever you feel the time is right. No one can tell you. You have to know.

agreed your mind is the best answer for that one

[ImCoolBeans]

Puberty For Boys -> Teen Sexuality

[TheRev]

really do what you want heh i put it on FB then my mom found out and then she told my whole family at once then yeah hehe sorta snow balled

[spw184]

Im not "Out" But i have told 4 of my friends, working on my fifth (AND FIRST GUY :D) prolly gonna do it today.

[Giles]

It's entirely up to you. First you need to think seriously about how most people in your life are going to take the news, look at how they react and interact with other gay/bi people in their lives (friends, other family, strangers in the street, celebs/people on tv etc.). Then you'd do well to tell a few people that you really trust to keep it quiet and that you think will react well - if you can get a solid number of people supporting you (siblings seem to be a great option, if possible) then you're going to fell a hell of a lot better in general and you may even lose the urge to come out completely. Just a thought, ultimately though it's your decision and you need to look at your situation and all the factors that affect it and make a decision based on that.

I was much like you at your age, I was almost certain that I was gay and I thought that one day I would/could/should just shout it out at school and home, that it would all be fine and everyone would be happy. This isn't the case though. I told a few people over the course of six months, coming to a total of about 10-15 friends and that's all I needed. I'm now in a relatively good place in my life, got a boyfriend and a really supportive network of friends. Since then a lot of people sort of 'know', in the sense that they suspect but I haven't confirmed. (Not really sure if this helped, but thought I'd tell you anyway :P)

[SamB]

When to do it is up to you, do it when you feel ready to do it. Also how you come out is up to you as well. I did it with a letter, and it went well. But these are two things that you need to decide on for yourself. Also when the time is right you will know what you need to do and don't do it for the wrong reasons.

[deleteextreme]

I would wait awhile to see if you really are bi/gay. You might just be curious.

[Luke2]

just kinda hint at it for a while and they'll eventually catch on

[jamesscott]

when u feel the ime is right and know the right person to tell thats what i did i told my best friend first and then went from there my parenst are cool with me being gay

[Can'tHelpIt]

I'm not sure if you mean everyone or just friends but like 10-ish ppl know about me and I originally told 4 all friends all swron to secrecy but i'm trying to tell my guy friend :(