How do you support someone who’s not really a friend but came out to you as gay?

[Anonymous]

[Rainbow_Boy]

I think the best thing you can do is to continue treating him the same way as you did before he came out as gay. Treating him worse would be cruel and unfair, but trying to compensate for the way gays (and other minorities) are belittled and discriminated against may also feel artificial. At least that's how I feel as a gay man, since being considered another regular member of the society makes me feel better, rather than being treated differently for being gay, whether it is better or worse.

As for the support, I'm sure he would appreciate if you let him know you would be there for him should he feel the need. Since he's not really that close to you, I suppose you can't do much more than that.

[Adam1978]

By not being an obstacle. Nothing else is required.

[TacosRAwesome]

I don't mean it in a bad way but why should I care about what someone that's not a friend does? Like should l sleep with them if they're a lesbian, should I introduce them to other gays if they're gay?

[Anonymous]

Just support them. They will probably need all the support they can get because it's such a cruel world we live in.

[TheSpaceGnome]

You don't need to support anyone's sexual preferences.

[HateyouxD]

You're always a step ahead but you never really think things through

[Asker]

I’m autistic and I don’t understand a lot about other people. At least I try to help people.

[HateyouxD]

Why is this person coming out to you?
You being autistic has nothing to do with how other people act which in this case its very weird.

[Asker]

Yeah I can’t argue with that.

[es20490446e]

"Okay, being gay is okay"

[Pterodon]

I wouldn’t