The hardest thing is that there is no one there to show you the way. Andy's coming out took three years. He says he never did, though, maybe because of the help and encouragement he got from his support group. And the more comfortable he got with himself, the more open and friendly he became to me and my parents. There was never any point when we all settled in for a formal coming-out conversation over china cups of Cafe Vienna.
Some people never tell their parents period.
The hardest thing is that there is no one there to show you the way. Andy rolls his eyes. The moment of truth for my brother arrived during a production of Hamlet during his junior year. And it was very loud, and I was very surprised and very angry. And I stared at him, but we had to get onstage.