Читать книгу The Savvy Ally - Jeannie Gainsburg - Страница 41

I hope that someday we will live in a world where everyone can live authentically and be out in all aspects of their lives, but that’s not the reality for many LGBTQ+ folks. Unfortunately, many people are in environments where it’s not safe to come out. Therefore, we should not think of coming out as an absolute, essential, and immediate goal for everyone. If a young person comes to you, for example, and shares that they are thinking of coming out to their parents, consider asking the youth how their parents are likely to respond. If there is a reasonable chance that this youth will end up homeless or without any financial support, then perhaps coming out should not be the goal at that time. That conversation should wait until the youth is less dependent on their parents for basic needs or until the youth has a solid safety net and a support system in place.