{"id":5662,"date":"2024-10-10T10:18:49","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T08:18:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/karlshochschule.de\/?p=5662"},"modified":"2024-10-11T09:16:04","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T07:16:04","slug":"international-coming-out-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karlshochschule.de\/de\/blog-magazin\/international-coming-out-day.html","title":{"rendered":"International Coming Out Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

To celebrate the international coming out day, some loving members of the Karls LGBTQIA+ community decided to reflect on their personal experiences and share some insights about what could have made their coming out process easier. We\u2019ve put together some advice to all of you who are still in the process of experiencing, accepting, and sharing the way you identify yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Take your time<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We know, it\u2019s a confusing process, and you don\u2019t have to figure everything out right now. All our lives we were told to be and act in certain way, and it\u2019s not easy to accept that we actually can live our lives the way we want, independently of previous expectations. You don\u2019t need to rush to tell people right away if you don\u2019t feel ready yet. It\u2019s helpful to open yourself to somebody you trust, but take your time, you will know when it\u2019s the right time for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, you might be gay<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Or anything honestly, it\u2019s a possibility, and a completely normal one. It\u2019s not something that happens on another planet, and although you might not have contact yet with LGBTQIA+ people, we are here. It\u2019s hard when you don\u2019t grow up with queer references, but we\u2019re actually all over the place, living happy and typical lives. Try to get closer to someone who\u2019s already out, it might help you to see that we\u2019re no aliens, but you will definitely discover another world of possibilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s going to be fine, if not immediately, eventually<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Coming out is a scary thing, we don\u2019t really know for sure how people will react, especially how our family will take the information. But in our personal experience, no matter the reaction: it does get better. Unfortunately, there are indeed very condemning families around, but as you grow you realize that you have the right to be yourself, and that does make things easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Surround yourself with supportive people<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You don\u2019t get to choose your family, but you get to choose your friends, and they can transform your life in extraordinary ways. There are only a few things better than being surrounded by kind and supportive people. Friends that want you to be happy as you truly are will accept you no matter what, and those are the ones worth keeping around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Accepting yourself is the best feeling in the world<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At the end of the day, there\u2019s no better feeling than accepting yourself. The feeling of freedom of being who you genuinely are, loving the people you want to love, and surrounded by people that respect and support you. We cannot truly explain how liberating that is, but we hope you can experience that soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Written in 2020 by Celinne de Paula \u2013 Marketing & Communications<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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