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aBeastlyLittleThing
did it affect you in anyway? did you come out to them? how did they react? has family life gotten any better or worse?
sorry for so many questions...i'm really struggling with this :/ i need inspiration....
i was raised pretty staunchly catholic. coming out and coming to terms sucked. not only do you have to worry about what your parents and people from the church and other people in your life are going to do and how they are going to react, but you have to figure out your own beliefs and whether they coincide with what your religion is telling you.
personally, i had to distance myself from my religion, so that i could accept myself. some people manage to retain both their religion and their sexuality, and there are more and more religious communities that have started to support their gay members.
my parents eventually started to shift their opinions, but it was a long process. i came out to them and things were fairly bad for a while. i ended up choosing to go to boarding school so that i didn't have to live at home. through it all though, they still loved me and cared about my well-being, and i think that's the biggest reason that family life is okay now. i'm out to some of my extended family even and my girlfriend comes and visits sometimes.
basically, what's going to happen depends on the beliefs and personalities of yourself and your family, and your family's willingness to be open-minded. it's something that's different from person to person.
good luck and feel free to pm
