Something to keep in mind..

As I meet new people, people from all over the world, people with different religions,  different races, etc.. I am always surprised how the majority of them are very clueless of what a homosexual person is. Their ideas of what a homosexual person are some times so ignorant that I feel pity for them.

In my youth, when I would hear people talking bad about homosexuals, it would make me mad and sometimes even turn my day upside-down. But now I know, it's not their fault completely, there are many people whom just grow up with the wrong idea of what a homosexual should be.

In other words, from experience I can say that people NEED to be educated in this topic, there are a lot of ignorant ideas about us. People need to learn, and we HAVE TO TEACH them. If we want a better future for our people. Personally I have very close friends whom tell me their ideas of what a gay guy was before they met me. Sometimes it's funny to me how they think that all gay people are the same, it's like thinking that all straight people are the same.

I was lucky my parents accept me for who I was, they did not care if I was gay. But even then they had a vague idea of how to approach me or how to react on gay situations( like other people saying bad stuff of gay people in front of us). My brothers and sisters also were outfitted when they found out. I mean I was the same person I had always been, the ONLY difference is that I liked boys instead of girls. Many of my friends asked me if they should treat me as a girl, I just laughed and told them to treat me like they have always done.

After I came out, it came to me this weird feeling that my family was not treating me like they did before, and this scared me. One day I decide to tell them to please keep treating me like before, that I was not different that I had been. If you feel this after you come out, don't worry, they just need to know how to approach you. You are and feel the same, BUT other people might see you as a total stranger, give them time and something space.

And remember, it does get better :)