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Alenka posted an update in the group Straddlers on Coming Out 9 years, 6 months ago

I could use some advice but I’m not really sure where to start. This last year I’ve started to realize that I have all this fear – fear of not being accepted, fear of I don’t even know what – in regards to coming out to family and old friends from my hometown. I’m out to my college friends and I finally came out to my parents last Christmas but we…[Read more]

Lu replied 9 years, 6 months ago

I’m totally in a similar situation. My sister is getting married in June. I’m a bridesmaid (flowing gown, sparklies, and all, which is not exactly my style) and I’m out to my immediate family, except my eldest brother, but definitely not my extended family. I want to be myself and feel comfortable, but I don’t want to make it a big deal/distract…[Read more]
- Alenka replied 9 years, 5 months ago
  
  Hey sorry for replying 4 weeks late (and 2 weeks after my cousin’s wedding) but thank you for the advice! When we were heading to the wedding (on a bus from our hotel?! I thought that was weird) I started to feel really weird and get really nervous & remembered your advice, so I told myself to pretend it was a costume if I felt uncomfortable. Then…[Read more]

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