What is the best way to come out without making them hate me?

Just come out openly and nicely, don't be all 'boo hoo me' or 'gay over str8', just be yourself c: If you seem down about it, it might make you feel down about it, but be sure to remain positive! If you can't come out in a safe environment, it might be best to wait for your saftey and security. Have fun! -anon

Emphasize that you are or have experienced falling in love with a person of your same gender. People can usually handle the idea of love between the same gender more easily than sexuality. Later on you can bring up the details of your sexual expression if they ever ask you.

There's no set rule book for coming out. Everybody reacts differently. I always tell people to try and think about all of the possible outcomes before coming out to the person(s) you're planning on coming out to. How has this person spoken about the LGBTQ+ community in the past? Are they open minded? Another thing to remember is that the people who truly love you for who you are won't hate you for coming out to them and being you. Coming out to someone could almost be seen as a compliment to that person: it shows that you trust them and are comfortable enough with them to trust them with something so important.

Coming out can be incredibly scary. The most important thing you have to do before coming out is making sure that you are save. Having a support system can be helpful too. It's important to remember that if somebody reacts badly it's not because they hate YOU, it's because they are not educated on LGBTQA+. Sadly there are still many people who don't support LGBTQA+ people. That's why I think it's really important that you surround yourself with people of who you are sure that they will support you. If you are comfortable with yourself and your identity coming out will be a lot easier. You can't control how people will react to you coming out, sadly that's not possible. The only thing you can control is you trying to be save and being surrounded by supportive people. You can try to get in touch with people who are supportive through local LGBTQA+ forums/websites. You can also always come here to chat. You're not alone. We're here for you.

You have to explain to them why you came out and why that is the choice you made and how it makes you feel. The more you make them understand the more they will understand how much it means to you and not be mad at u for it.

I think best way is firstly telling them what is that really is, a lot of people think they know but they mostly don't and usually homophobic people don't really know what is that, you can say you just making a search or something or tell just them because this is interesting search and you can tell all about this things firstly explore all the realities about what really lgbt+ is, and tell them how this is also have in nature too, how it is natural and not an illness or talk about alan turing, they should get nothing really wrong with that and how trying to ""fix" people is that wrong while they should fix themselves.

The best way to come out without making people hate you is to do it with icing on a cake, everyone gets cake and everyone is happy. Who doesn't love cake?

Hate is a strong word. People may not agree with you, but it doesn't mean they hate you. With that said, honesty is the best policy. Coming out is challenging and we all have our own ways of doing whether is slowly with a select group or it's all out and proud. I would trust and be honest with yourself and those around you. That's the most important.

Come out whenever you feel 100% ready, make sure you're comfortable. Nobody has the right to hate you, please make sure you are safe and take care

I can see you want to share who you are with those in your life but feel hesitation out of fear you will be hated. Ask yourself how in general you feel people perceive you? How would you like to be perceived? Honesty is something that may not come naturally but ask yourself if you want to feel free. Being honest is something that we should do daily and gladly is easier to preach but not to do. Times to share who we really are to others comes from within, not through force! You choose the right moment for yourself! Your moment is your choice! I realize that people fear to be hated because of their true identity, but its only understanding why people give into repressing who they are in front of others. Stigma, violence and culture being seen in the media can be why others are ashamed to open up. This can contribute to fear. But if someone might hate you because of who you are, they surely are not people you need to associate with in life. The best way of coming out is thinking about your way of communication. How do you express yourself? Is it through Music? Is it through communicating on the phone? Do you prefer letter writing? Ask yourself does your sexuality mean a change in your personality, how you treat others? Explain to them that how you identify does not make you a completely different person, it's just what feels right for you is a brave step. When you feel more confident and accept who you are you will begin to not fear what others think. You are so welcome to reach out to one of our listeners or therapists on our site for further support. You have open up about feeling reluctant to share how you identify and if explaining your vulnerability you have empowered yourself. Thank you for sharing!