What is the best way to come out to older relatives?

Be honest and tell them.Everybody likes honesty. Make sure to make them understand how u feel as well.

The best way would all depend on you and who they are! If it's someone you are close to, you might want to just tell them in person. If it's someone more distant, you may want to reach out via social media, email, or snail mail. It's truly up to what you are comfortable. Sometimes, if they're someone you think may not be super accepting, it's better to get it out to them early, so they have time before they see you to process it. Good luck!

Talking to them and testing the waters before slowly letting them know, giving them time to think. Due to a lot of old set bias it can be really hard to approach them and get a positive reply, but slowly working into it and being gentle in talking to them can help ease that.

Firstly, don't come out if you aren't ready yet or if you think it isn't safe. Approach them calmly and at a time when they are happy or feeling good about themselves, don't approach them when they are very annoyed or mad about something. Tell them you need to talk to them privately and you can explain how you've always felt about the situation and how you've come to realize that you are gay/bi/trans/etc.. If they panic, you have to stay calm because you should always expect this to happen. Contact another relative or a friend if it gets too serious. If they don't panic and accept you, great! You can give them a hug if you want. Thanks for reading, I hope all goes well for you, coming out or not :D

I've just noticed that the happier you seem with the life you're living the better the reaction will be. Sitting them down and gushing about how happy you are can help. We forget that older relatives know a lot of stuff and might not be as clueless or inexperienced as we think. But then again you know your family best, if you already know their opinion on certain topics and how they would most likely react I think it is fair to not tell them and safe yourself the heartbreak. Some things are not worth it. Good luck with your journey!