Any coming out advice?
I’m 29 and I still haven’t come out to my family.
It feels wild to say that out loud because I’ve stood up to them in so many ways, but in this one, I always revert back to the 14 yo boy growing up in a small village in Colombia hiding behind the couch to read homoromantic novels in secret, or the 8 yo who would create love stories between his toy soldiers.
I was always shamed for being too quiet, too feminine, too different from what was expected of boys in my context. So I just learned it was safer to fade into the background than be noticed for being myself.
I’d love to hear your stories, or any wisdom you can share. How did you find the courage to do it?
