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I'm 15 Should I Come Out To My School?
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I'm scared to come out to my school cause im scared people won't accept me
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Your choice, but why either hide or reveal how you feel ? It's your personal business anyway. As for non-acceptance, there will always be fools but there are those who understand what is and is not important anyway. People and life are varied like that. As Bakdric implied, location can make a difference. Generally speaking I reckon the UK tends not to care much any more. Some other countries differ. I'd suggest waiting and letting trusted folk know when you feel you want them to.
It really depends. I never came out at school (although in hindsight I think it was bleedin obvious to everyone but me). But we don't know whereabouts you are or what your circumstances are. Do you perhaps have a trusted friend you could tell?
Other than that, considering you'll be out of school fairly soon, if you think a hostile reaction is really likely then I'd probably say leave it. School will seem like a distant memory before you know it, and you'll have opportunities to seek out people who accept you for who you are.
Other than that, considering you'll be out of school fairly soon, if you think a hostile reaction is really likely then I'd probably say leave it. School will seem like a distant memory before you know it, and you'll have opportunities to seek out people who accept you for who you are.
//Why do people feel the need to come 'out'?//
The majority of people are straight, so people who aren't straight are typically assumed to be straight unless they otherwise say so.
This might seem trivial to someone who hasn't experienced it - but it can be a significant burden, because it means that everyone close to you doesn't understand that you fall in love with different people to them. And because there are still bigoted people around, it means that you're faced with the kind of anxiety the OP describes about whether your family/friends will still accept you if you tell them the truth - until you find out for sure.
I appreciate that to straight people this will all seem quite trivial but living through it is not, I can assure you.
The majority of people are straight, so people who aren't straight are typically assumed to be straight unless they otherwise say so.
This might seem trivial to someone who hasn't experienced it - but it can be a significant burden, because it means that everyone close to you doesn't understand that you fall in love with different people to them. And because there are still bigoted people around, it means that you're faced with the kind of anxiety the OP describes about whether your family/friends will still accept you if you tell them the truth - until you find out for sure.
I appreciate that to straight people this will all seem quite trivial but living through it is not, I can assure you.