You are SO welcome and I hope everything goes well for you and yours this holiday season.
If you are planning to come out (and do take your time and wait until YOU feel comfortable and safe with the entire thing) and have any worries about your family's reaction I'd cling to PFLAG, they are just great. I'd get the local hotline and meeting schedule to hand out to everyone and would have called your local meeting first to get any other tips they can give you.
Also if your family is of a particular religious denomination that might cause them to have an adverse reaction most denominations have an official (or unofficial *smile*) LGBT Specific Group who can give you good advice about talking about the issues. There are some listed here on the BiNet USA Resources & Links page, (right hand side, down a bit). But even if your religion is not listed there try Google and you will probably find one. And if you are Christian there are some downloadable PDF's countering some common misconceptions on what the Bible REALLY says about the
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If you are planning to come out (and do take your time and wait until YOU feel comfortable and safe with the entire thing) and have any worries about your family's reaction I'd cling to PFLAG, they are just great. I'd get the local hotline and meeting schedule to hand out to everyone and would have called your local meeting first to get any other tips they can give you.
Also if your family is of a particular religious denomination that might cause them to have an adverse reaction most denominations have an official (or unofficial *smile*) LGBT Specific Group who can give you good advice about talking about the issues. There are some listed here on the BiNet USA Resources & Links page, (right hand side, down a bit). But even if your religion is not listed there try Google and you will probably find one. And if you are Christian there are some downloadable PDF's countering some common misconceptions on what the Bible REALLY says about the ( ... )
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