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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Will be seeing my college-age nephew later this week and am fairly certain he's gay but it's never been acknowledged or discussed among my dh's family members. We're mostly progressives, so why isn't anyone saying anything? Do kids just not feel compelled to come out any more? Can I ask him if he's got someone special in his life? I'm not trying to be nosy--I care for him very much and want him to feel comfortable. [/quote]

Then make sure that you're open about your support and love for him.  Make sure that in family discussions, you show support for gay people in general, whether showing appreciation that gay marriage is being legalized in so many states, to discussing gay friends and/or public figures that you support.  Some people are private and that includes both heterosexual and homosexual individuals.  Each person has to be comfortable with their lives and with discussing their lives; many people don't feel comfortable discussing their love life with family.  So be respectful and let your nephew find his own way of letting the family know when he is ready.  As a heterosexual young college man won only dated infrequently, I was very uncomfortable discussing my love life with my family and I didn't even have the burden of trying to determine whether my family would be supportive or not of my sexual orientation.  All of the "are you seeing anyone?" moved to "when are you going to get married?" as I moved from 22-30 and it was pretty uncomfortable.[/quote]

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