LGBT persons first have to come out to themselves, which means that they must deal with negative stereotypes and homophobic attitudes that they learned while growing up, and then develop a positive sexual or gender identity. Some psychologists look at coming out as a process and have identified stages that many people go through while coming out. This process might include stages of confusion, comparison, and mere tolerance of LGBTs at first. Finally, LGBT people are able to synthesize their gender or sexual orientation and move to the stage of self- acceptance, pride, and even celebration. LGBT people, at some stage of the coming out process, will start making decisions about which friends and family members they will tell about their sexual or gender identity.
Some people come out dramatically, in a public setting.
Others carefully select who they come out to. When someone comes out When someone comes out to them, people may feel shocked, flattered, uncomfortable, angry, disgusted, honored, supportive, or unsure of what to say. Some people have no idea what it means to be a lesbian, gay man, bisexual or transgendered person. If you are in the process of coming out, you may need to fill them in on what it means to you . When someone comes out to you, they are probably looking for an acknowledgment of their feelings, acceptance, support, and understanding.