{"id":8772,"date":"2014-10-11T08:05:13","date_gmt":"2014-10-11T12:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/five-ways-you-definitely-shouldnt-come-out\/"},"modified":"2014-10-11T08:05:13","modified_gmt":"2014-10-11T12:05:13","slug":"five-ways-you-definitely-shouldnt-come-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/five-ways-you-definitely-shouldnt-come-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Ways You Definitely SHOULDN\u2019T Come Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Five Ways You Definitely SHOULDN\u2019T Come Out<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp\/docs\/2014\/10\/Screen-shot-2014-10-09-at-10.02.25-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp\/docs\/2014\/10\/Screen-shot-2014-10-09-at-10.02.25-AM-360x241.png\" alt=\"Screen shot 2014-10-09 at 10.02.25 AM\" width=\"314\" height=\"212\"><\/a>Happy&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.queerty.com\/brands-say-it-loud-say-it-proud-on-social-media-for-national-coming-out-day-20131011\" target=\"_blank\">National Coming Out Day<\/a>! Gay <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a> and <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a> across the country and breaking&nbsp;down their closet doors and proclaiming their sexual orientations&nbsp;to the world.<\/p>\n<p><span>National Coming Out Day is celebrated&nbsp;each year on October 11 because that&rsquo;s the anniversary of the 1987 National March on Washington, when&nbsp;<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a>&nbsp;rights activists gathered to demand&nbsp;the government offer them the same rights and privileges as everyone else. Over 200,000 people turned out for the march.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>With same-<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a>&nbsp;marriage <a href=\"http:\/\/www.queerty.com\/surprise-supreme-court-just-legalized-marriage-in-five-more-states-20141006\" target=\"_blank\">now legal in more than half the states in the U.S.<\/a>, and with a new&nbsp;celebrity&nbsp;or&nbsp;public figure coming out seemingly every other day, society has come a long way since 1987&nbsp;in its acceptance of&nbsp;<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a>&nbsp;people.&nbsp;But that doesn&rsquo;t mean coming out has necessarily gotten easier. It can still be totally awkward and uncomfortable, even if your family is cool with it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>There are lots of great ways to come out to your family. But here<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>five ways&nbsp;you definitely <em>shouldn&rsquo;t<\/em>&nbsp;do it&hellip;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.queerty.com\/five-ways-you-definitely-shouldnt-come-out-20141011\/img_4111smaller\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-340000\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp\/docs\/2014\/10\/img_4111smaller-360x270.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>At your Great Aunt Winifred&rsquo;s funeral<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From a practical standpoint, coming out at your Great Aunt Winifred&rsquo;s funeral may seem like a great idea. After all, the entire family is gathered in the same&nbsp;place, so you can just make one&nbsp;sweeping announcement to everyone all at once, rather than sitting them each&nbsp;down individually. But from a realistic, more human standpoint, coming out at your Great Aunt Winifred&rsquo;s funeral could prove to be absolutely&nbsp;disastrous. People will&nbsp;already&nbsp;be upset and emotional. You don&rsquo;t want to add to their stress by suddenly saying &ldquo;Surprise! I&rsquo;m <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a>!&rdquo;&nbsp;Not to mention,&nbsp;it would be discourteous&nbsp;to&nbsp;overshadow Aunt Winnie&rsquo;s final send-off with your own big news.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.queerty.com\/five-ways-you-definitely-shouldnt-come-out-20141011\/img_8235-4aa\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-340006\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp\/docs\/2014\/10\/IMG_8235-4aA-360x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"226\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>In a moving vehicle<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Think about it: High speeds. Close quarters. Potentially shocking news. Not a good combo.&nbsp;If, for some odd reason, you&rsquo;re absolutely&nbsp;intent on coming out in your parents&rsquo; car, at least do&nbsp;it&nbsp;while the vehicle is parked.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp\/docs\/2014\/10\/Black-man-cell-phone-pf.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp\/docs\/2014\/10\/Black-man-cell-phone-pf-360x425.png\" alt=\"Black-man-cell-phone-pf\" width=\"262\" height=\"310\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>In a text message<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are some things that are just better said in&nbsp;person rather than in a text. Informing someone of the&nbsp;death of their beloved pet, for instance. Or breaking up with them.&nbsp;Also, coming out.<\/p>\n<p>Picture your mom standing in line at the grocery store. All of a sudden she gets a text. She opens up her phone and sees the words: &ldquo;Hey, Ma. I&rsquo;m <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a>. Love you!&nbsp;XOXO.&rdquo; Even if you have the coolest mom in the world, she&rsquo;s probably not going to appreciate having that kind of news sprung on her while she&rsquo;s out running her daily errands.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.queerty.com\/five-ways-you-definitely-shouldnt-come-out-20141011\/snf19wedd1-6207_1568566a\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-340011\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp\/docs\/2014\/10\/SNF19WEDD1-6207_1568566a-360x436.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"285\" height=\"345\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>At your crazy cousin Connie&rsquo;s wedding reception<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Similar to your Great Aunt Winifred&rsquo;s funeral, refrain from coming out at your crazy cousin Connie&rsquo;s wedding reception mainly out of respect. And because she&rsquo;s crazy. There&rsquo;s no telling&nbsp;how she&nbsp;might&nbsp;respond. Let the <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">woman<\/a> have&nbsp;her day. Unless, of course, you want her to hate you for the rest of her life, scowling at you from across the room at every future family get together, because you&rsquo;re the <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">jerk<\/a> who ruined her dream wedding by stealing her spotlight, damn you!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.queerty.com\/five-ways-you-definitely-shouldnt-come-out-20141011\/attachment\/158357346\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-340012\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp\/docs\/2014\/10\/158357346.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"269\" height=\"404\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>By simply introducing your folks to your boyfriend<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Seriously, it&rsquo;s just rude.&nbsp;Not only are your parents going to have to quickly&nbsp;absorb the news that their child is <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a>, but then they&rsquo;re going to have to sit and make small talk with someone who, up until five minutes ago, they didn&rsquo;t even know existed. And your poor boyfriend! Meeting the folks is nerve-racking enough, but to then be used as a surprise coming out tool is just disrespectful, and could very likely result in him no longer being your boyfriend by the day&rsquo;s end.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related stories:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.queerty.com\/16-of-the-best-and-worst-coming-out-stories-from-anonymous-sharing-app-whisper-20140820\">16 Of The Best And Worst Coming Out Stories From Anonymous Sharing App &ldquo;Whisper&rdquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.queerty.com\/12-toothsome-cakes-and-cards-for-coming-out-of-the-closet-20140211\">12 Toothsome Cakes And Cards For Coming Out Of The Closet<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.queerty.com\/10-great-coming-outs-of-2014-and-its-only-june-20140624\">10 Great Coming Outs Of 2014 And It&rsquo;s Only June<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/queerty2?a=Kf0-6dtMnFA:7QOPwMe9lTs:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/queerty2?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/queerty2?a=Kf0-6dtMnFA:7QOPwMe9lTs:dnMXMwOfBR0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/queerty2?d=dnMXMwOfBR0\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>Graham Gremore<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/queerty2\/~3\/Kf0-6dtMnFA\/five-ways-you-definitely-shouldnt-come-out-20141011\" class=\"autohyperlink\">feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/queerty2\/~3\/Kf0-6dtMnFA\/five-ways-you-definitely-shouldnt-come-out-20141011<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Five Ways You Definitely SHOULDN\u2019T Come Out Happy&nbsp;National Coming Out Day! Gay <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a> and <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a> across the country and breaking&nbsp;down their closet doors and proclaiming their sexual orientations&nbsp;to the world. National Coming Out Day is celebrated&nbsp;each year on October 11 because that&rsquo;s the anniversary of the 1987 National March on Washington, when&nbsp;<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a>&nbsp;rights activists gathered to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/five-ways-you-definitely-shouldnt-come-out\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Five Ways You Definitely SHOULDN\u2019T Come Out<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2466,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-misc"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Five Ways You Definitely SHOULDN\u2019T Come Out - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/five-ways-you-definitely-shouldnt-come-out\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Five Ways You Definitely SHOULDN\u2019T Come Out - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Five Ways You Definitely SHOULDN\u2019T Come Out Happy&nbsp;National Coming Out Day! 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