Why Being Out to Family and Friends Matters

Often, the most powerful act of activism that most of us can engage in is to come out to family, friends and employers. It is far harder to support discrimination when the targets involve people that you know and in many cases love. The figures above show the change that has occurred since 1992 in terms of the percentage of Americans who know someone gay. I believe that there is a direct correlation between the number of people who know someone gay and the growing acceptance of LGBT individuals and support for gay equality - particularly among the younger generations. Want to create change? Then come out and be honest about who you are. Is it something easy? Definitely not as long time readers of this blog have witnessed as I have made my jpurney. The rewards, however, are worth it.