How should parents respond to their child coming out?

this is similar to my question from a few weeks ago about how parents should handle other conversations! I know this probably sounds like an obvious answer like 'be kind and accepting', which is definitely true! But, I just wanted to give the opportunity for people to tell us about anything their parents/guardians/adults in their life did to make them feel good and safe.



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But in those conversations, the people I spoke to were just... chill. And that's really what I needed. In my experience, people tend to appreciate not treating coming out like a big deal unless it's a big deal in their mind anyway - in which case a bit of celebration can be fun!
but like Mike says, if that's what someone wants, any excuse for a celebration!!!
It is very important to be true to yourself! No matter what 'yourself' might look like to others
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Definitely @Owl because as you say some people are excited to celebrate being themselves proudly and sometimes that definitely involves a big celebration with loved ones, because we know that people still love us. I think giving people a range of options is cool, like being chilled as you say but then also saying like if you want to throw a party we can defo do that !!
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