Reply #11: Thanks for sharing that. [View All]

[Veritas_et_Aequitas]

My brother had a hard time when he came out to the family. From our conversations, I learned that the hardest part was feeling like he was alone. He eventually got over his feelings of isolation by building a support network: friends and more tolerant members of the family (one of our cousins and me). In time he was able to become more comfortable with who he is as a person. Today he's pretty much at peace with his sexuality; he just moved in with his boyfriend of two years in South Boston. As for how the rest of the family took it, it went over surprisingly well. When my brother was a teenager, our father would spend a good amount of times cursing out gays and said more than once that he'd kill either of us if we turned out to be homosexual. He wound up being the most supportive of my brother out of all of us. I know each family situation is different, but maybe that will give you a little encouragement.