for a while, and you’re slowly starting to feel ready. There’s suddenly a shift within.
Before coming out, there might also “initially be feelings of ‘not fitting in’ or not being comfortable into the roles and preferences expected from one’s birth gender,” Jarah said. However, the process of coming out can be challenging, because it involves facing a religious society’s negative attitudes towards members of the LGBTQ+, so this remains a highly personal decision.
The prospect of freedom brought by the act of unapologetically sharing one’s sexual identity is one of the main motivators for a person to come out, as well as the exhilarating relief of being able to stay true to one’s self around everyone else. For many, these factors alone are worth the struggle of facing the possible discomfort in facing any stigma associated with the LGBTQ+.
Pick a good timing and a comfortable place when people can be receptive, and prepare a salient script on what to say when to come out. Be prepared for some negative reactions first, but don’t get discouraged. “Internalizing homophobic statements from others is impossible to avoid but can be managed by establishing physical and mental boundaries with people with hostile reactions,” Jarah said, that’s why it’s recommended to come out first to the people who are most receptive and supportive, may it be be your friends or relatives.
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