That's always been my dream. Emotionally I hadn't felt that bond with them when I was younger. So what they do is fall back on what the culture tells them, what the relatives, neighbors might think. You'll find in most cases the initial reaction by parents is shock and horror. It's like a death, like a loss.
People go through stages.
They take time to come to terms with it. While gay Lebanese are often sexual outcasts in their own communities, the gay community is at times no less welcoming. Some note a perverse form of Orientalism, or racism, prevalent in the predominantly Anglo, and Anglo-centric, gay community. And a white man who has a taste for Arabs or Asians is called a Falafel Queen or a Rice Queen. It's a totally racist concept.