tips on being openly gay?

Just be yourself. You don't HAVE to make a statement, be FABULOUS, or stereotypically "gay." Build your life as you see fit, becoming what YOU want to be. Be mindful of others' feelings but don't be apologetic about being gay. People will ask you questions, some of them incredibly ignorant; don't go off on them for not knowing that which they themselves haven't experienced. Be open and honest with your answers. If you're evasive with your answers, that will tell people you're not quite ready to come out yet and that they should consider your sexuality still "a secret." Unless statements about/directed towards you are purposefully meant to be mean or insensitive, think twice about delivering a biting/bitchy comeback. The person who made the comment might not know any other way to frame their statement with anything but offensive language. Here is your chance to educate them (and perhaps make a friend and ally). Good luck.

As hard as it is, stop giving a f*ck what people think. I was planning on coming out for years and I finally did at the end of my junior year. Two years ago, I wouldn't dare tell one person I was gay, but if people avoid, judge you or ditch you, they really aren't worth your time. I literally only have 70 days of high school left and I'm openly gay at an all-boys school. There's a couple of bigots, but for the most part, a lot of people don't slam or hate on me because they don't care. Even most of the conservative and Christian kids don't care. Just push the negativity aside because if you're positive about yourself, people will respect you for that.

Nothing! Because you're going to He-! Never mind, that joke's getting old. There is no tip I can give you about being openly gay. Just be you yourself and enjoy your life and ignore all the bigots and more. Love yourself and find a nice boyfriend. Maybe we could hook up, eh... Ehhh? :P

(Also the beginning part was a joke.)

You can go to LGBT events and gay places. It's best not to boast it or try to be another human being. What Loc typed is true. If you're mean you'll give people a bad impression on gay people. So, please don't do that. Rainbow accessories are super tacky. Anyone I've ever known who did that was a total nipplehead.

Chances are you'll receive at least teasing, but it may pass.

Be who you wanna be. I started hanging around with more girls when I opened up, because they didn't tease me. Goths and emos. Bestest people in the world. Very cuddly too. But anyways.

Try not to give a **** what people think. It can be hard, but you'll need to try. You might lose friends, you might make more.

It might be hard, it might be just "What?! You're gay!? Really?". I still get that. usually spreads like wildfire but apparently I'm not flammable.

Whatever you do, don't be a b*tch and be "better" than somebody else, because gay or not, you'll be judged like an equal human being, if you're nice, you'll be treated nice, if you're mean, people will be mean back to you and they may turn up hating your sexuality, so don't be a b*tch. and don't trust the ccccc guy or girl up there.

You do not have to act a certain way, just be yourself. If you want people to know you are gay, come out to them and talk about it, but make sure to judge if it is safe and if you are willing to take the sometimes horrific risks that come with it. Maybe join an LGBTQA+ group.

Just always be yourself. If you want to let people know you are gay, do it in a subtle way. I wear rainbow and gay pride bracelets. It is a subtle but effective way to let people know I am gay, be proud, and show LGBT support all at the same time.

Don't

wear pink, talk in gay accent about how gay you are and how hot the guys at the other table are, and babble on and on until someone gets annoyed and calls you out, and deliberately shame them to be a homophobe