I've never came out, and I want the courage to do so. I think here is a good place to start. This is me and I'm gay

I was quite lucky, my parents figured it out when I was about 15 or 16. They just saw to whom I was attracted and to whom it seemed I got crushes on. I was too busy aging soccer and going to school to really worry about it. Then, at 17, we'll, I was ready. It was like coming out again when I started dating. I did date a couple of girls, but no attraction. I just was not going to fall in live with a girl. I could do the set thing, but it was not me. With a guy, fully me. Now, I am in my 23rd year of what I assume will be my last love. It is an exciting and fun and sometimes quite tough relationship.

Start here, as you have. Then, when you are ready to discuss with family book-end it here. That means check-in before you tell parents and again after you do so.

Do not make it a dinner or during a holiday celebration. Give them time and space. Remember how long it took you to tell them. They deserve time to take it all in. Be patient with them. They will live you, just give them the space they need. You have been in the closet. To expect total understanding and acceptance the moment you tell them is not fair to them or you. Remember, it took you a while to accept yourself.

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