When is the right time to come out?

When you are ready. I know that is not the most useful answer, but here are some questions you can ask yourself to help you decide if it is time: Will coming out feel good? Will there be a sense of relief, or will it cause more stress? Are the people around you accepting of non-cis people? Will the people closest to you give you support? How likely is it that you would be found out nonvoluntarily? Is it important that you tell people yourself, before they find out another way? Also, if you are feeling more rational than emotional about coming out, you could try and make a chart with pros and cons for coming out or waiting. The chart might not give you an answer, but it might help clarify to you what the consequences of each option could be.

The right time to come out is when you are safe, comfortable, and ready to do so. Often times, coming out is a spur-of-the-moment thing that happens when you know it's time. However, if coming out will put you in a precarious position, it may be best to wait until your independent and can handle the consequences of coming out. If you're comfortable and ready, but simply don't know when to say it, Pride month (June) and National Coming Out day (Oct. 11 in the US) are favorable days to come out. And lastly, you do not owe it to anyone to come out because you are still part of the LGBTQ+ community whether your out and proud or not.

The right time is when you are ready to come out, do not let anyone pressure you into outting yourself if you are not ready to come out. Make sure you are in a place where you will feel safe coming out, pick the place you want to be, pick the people you want to be around, and say as much as you feel comfortable saying. As a bi maybe pansexual individual, I am not out to my family as I personally do not know where my sexuallity stands, and I am not ready to do so. It does not mean I do not love my family, or think they would be upset with me, but because I have my own timing of things, and want to do it when I am ready. I hope this helps!