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LGBT Civil Rights and Activism

Warpy

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4. Realize that you will in all likelihood lose them

Reply to Maraya1969 (Original post)

Fri May 15, 2015, 06:56 PM

May 2015

If your mom needs you, maybe you should hold off a bit until she goes. Then you can drop the bomb with the greatest of glee.

However, dropping it now might get you prevented from seeing your mother, let alone participating in her care.

You can't stop bigoted idiots from being bigoted idiots. You can only get rid of them. This might not be the best time for that. However, you're the best judge of that.

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I am bisexual and I want to come out to my hating fundamentalist [View all] Maraya1969 May 2015 OP

Decide whether you can live without the relationship xfundy May 2015 #1

Courage shenmue May 2015 #2

do you have a local Stonewall group? irisblue May 2015 #3

Realize that you will in all likelihood lose them Warpy May 2015 #4

It seems to me that you are already out to them. DURHAM D May 2015 #5

There is a helpful group that may be in your area-- PFLAG nightscanner59 May 2015 #6

Back when I was in a sole gay period my mother attended a group like this Maraya1969 May 2015 #7