Why am I so scared of coming out when I know my family fully supports LGBTQ rights?

We live in a cruel world, there are a lot of harsh and closed minded people everywhere, people that want to hurt us. So being scared when these people exist is natural.

I'm not a very open person when it comes to my feelings, so the idea of telling them something so big and vulnerable about myself scares me so much.

It could be an internalized fear: since you know that some things are not received well by everyone in society, you experience this fear, even though you know your family is open-minded. But socially internalized fears often diverge from logical reasoning, so it's normal to feel like this. It's also a delicate topic to face so it's normal to feel a bit uncomfortable. But if they are supportive, they will accept you for who you are! It can help you to keep telling this to yourself, sometimes trying to rationalize our fear can make a difference.

It can be a scary thing to do, even when your family fully supports LGBTQ rights. It can be scary because you don't know fully what their reaction will be, or how they will take it. But all-in-all everything should be okay if they fully support LGBTQ rights.

In my personal experience coming out meant choosing an orientation. I personally worried that if I came out as Lesbians If I'd be mocked for realizing I was bi. After coming out this exact situation happened except not with a bad outcome. I was accepted and while I cannot say that I am in the same situation as you I understand how that can be scary and you should know it's okay to be scared.

I think it's more that you're coming out as you - as opposed to coming out as LGBTQ. It's great that your parents are supportive of LGBTQ rights. It shows that they care :-) Maybe it's that you're afraid of admitting and accepting this to yourself? When I was getting ready to come out, that was something that I really struggled with too. I had to be brave and just accept me for me.

I think it is because you may not be fully ready yet yourself, everyone has a different time when the feel it appropriate to come out. It's okay if you aren't ready, I know exactly what you're going through and that's okay.

It's valid to feel scared about revealing a newfound identity to the people who are closest to you. Even though you know they're views, you might be nervous because you don't know what their reaction will be. You might even be afraid they'll think differently of you after you come out. It's a big leap to take but their support of LGBTQ rights is a good sign. Best of luck with your journey!

It could be that you're scared that even though you know they support people like you, it might be harder for them to accept it from someone so close to them. But you know them best - and it's perfectly normal to be afraid about coming out, so go with whatever feels right for you

I think it's because you're not sure how they'd react exactly, even though you know they support LGBTQ+ rights... personally for me, I was a little nervous to tell my family, even when I knew they were very supportive. It's just the idea and the anticipation of what they'd say, because I'm not who they thought I was. You don't want to be rejected by your family, but honestly, coming out to your family is the best thing for it, because they love you no matter what, because you're still the same person, just with different preferences. They're not going to label you.