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dsc

(52,155 posts)
Mon Apr 15, 2013, 09:52 PM Apr 2013

My cousin is starting to come out to his family

He is the youngest of 6 kids in a Mormon family and I had always figured he is likely gay. Given our age difference I think if him more like I would a nephew than a cousin (he is in him mid 20's vs my 45). He had been working with one of his brothers on this, who unexpectedly passed this week. So it was at this funeral that I got to catch up with him and found out he was coming out. It is such a hard road for a gay Mormon but he at least has one brother left who has rejected the church and he has me. Have to say I am proud of him. He told his mom but not his dad yet.

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My cousin is starting to come out to his family (Original Post) dsc Apr 2013 OP
lucky guy mitchtv Apr 2013 #1
He also has my aunt dsc Apr 2013 #2
Good luck to him- my parents took a while FreeState Apr 2013 #3

dsc

(52,155 posts)
2. He also has my aunt
Mon Apr 15, 2013, 10:22 PM
Apr 2013

who is close to 70. She came out in the mid to late 1970's and is still with the woman she was with then.

FreeState

(10,570 posts)
3. Good luck to him- my parents took a while
Mon Apr 15, 2013, 11:27 PM
Apr 2013

And a couple siblings still have some issues. LDS families are interesting in that I personally feel the fear is usually over done by the person coming out. My family was a lot better than I anticipated. If you need any advice or he needs a former LDS gay man to talk to let me know (although I'm closer to your age

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