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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Im 17 and graduating this year

I've known I was gay since I knew what gay meant (I was 8)

I asked a boy out during my junior year and was outed, lost almost all of his friends

none of my family know [/quote]

I don’t by that a [b]boy lost his friends [/b]because he was asked out by another boy. That is in no way consistent with what I know about teens today. If anything, they tend to be overly performative in demonstrating tolerance and acceptance of gay kids.[/quote]

I think OP meant that he himself (the boy) lost the friends of the boy he asked out.  OP, is that correct?

Also, OP, I'm the mom of a child who came out to me when she was 8 and who came out at school this year (6th grade).  I wish/hope that you will find the love and acceptable from your parents that you deserve.  I don't know your country of origin/home culture, of course, and so I don't know what your parents may be bringing to the conversation (e.g., their beliefs).

Are you comfortable sharing why you're not yet ready to tell your family? You've mentioned culture and homophobia.  Is there a tradition of shunning?  Have your parents made homophobic comments themselves?  Do they know about the failed suicide attempts and how have they handled that?  I ask because if there is anything I have learned in the years since recognizing DC is gay, it's that predicting others' reactions is impossible.  In your case, I'd just want to make sure you have all the support you need, once you decide to come out to your family.

Good luck to you and thank you for opening this thread:  I promise you it can all be okay, even as I know it will not always be easy, and I hope you will find all the love and acceptance you deserve.[/quote]

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