jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 2 months agoLGBTQ+ people are coming out even younger than before, but 1 in 5 still hasn't come out at allwww.lgbtqnation.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up195arrow-down16
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minus-squareChojinDSL@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up20arrow-down2·2 months agoAnyone else find it sad, that coming out is even necessary?
minus-squarepixeltree@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 months agoOn one hand, if it doesn’t affect someone, why tell them? On the other hand, it’s nice that people I care about know who I really am
minus-squarecynthorpe@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoYes, but it’s not always the huge event that it used to be. Being a teen in the 90s, I kept it pretty close until college. While I understand there are definitely still issues, I am so happy that kids have it significantly easier nowadays.
Anyone else find it sad, that coming out is even necessary?
On one hand, if it doesn’t affect someone, why tell them? On the other hand, it’s nice that people I care about know who I really am
Yes, but it’s not always the huge event that it used to be. Being a teen in the 90s, I kept it pretty close until college. While I understand there are definitely still issues, I am so happy that kids have it significantly easier nowadays.