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Friend came out of the closet?
My friend (and no it was NOT me) had told his other friend that he is gay back during football season of last year.
Well his friend told his friends, and the news got around. Here we are a good 9 months later when I found out.
I told my gay friend that I know he's gay because "so and so" told me.
Now he's upset and says it's torturous not knowing who knows and who doesn't know.
What the heck do I do for my friend? I know sometimes situations like this don't always end well.
4 Answers
- ?Lv 77 years agoFavorite Answer
Don't tell anyone more for starters. Support your friend and tell him you don't care if he is gay. Remind him that his true friends won't give a damn. Let him know that if he is being harassed there are resources. Consider talking to him about seeing a school counselor... I'm a firm believer that trained mental health professionals are great to just go vent to if life is in a rough patch. Let him know you're there and he can talk to you. Above all else, remind him that high school ends and life changes. The world after high school is far more fun!
- Anonymous7 years ago
At least he now knows who to trust and who's a f*ckwit. It's probably also saved him from having to come out to everyone, himself.
Just reassure him that he has nothing to be ashamed of and it's not his burden if other people have a problem with it. That's their issue to deal with, not his. In time he'll learn who to avoid and who to stay friends with. There's not really much else he can do.
- ?Lv 67 years ago
All you can do is be supportive. It's his problem, not yours, but you still should be there to listen to him for it until he's ready to be fully open about it.
