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  • @RiyadhK
    @RiyadhK  5 років тому +29

    Please share your coming out stories (good or bad) here along with any advice you've learned along the way. As a community, we can help the next generation of Queer kids on their journey to a free, happy and open life xx

    • @SeanShimamoto
      @SeanShimamoto 5 років тому +4

      Riyadh K I’ve yet to hear any story like mine. Hehe. When I came out to my mom, she asked me 3 questions (my responses):
      • so that’s your boyfriend that comes to Sunday family dinner? (Yup, Ken)
      • so who’s top and who’s bottom? (We take turns)
      • does it hurt when you bottom? I always wanted to know. (Nope, not if you take your time)
      I wish every gay boy could’ve had a mom like mine ‘cause we all deserve to be ourselves without being judged.
      My dad just asked me, “are you happy?” When I said, “yes, very”...he said, “okay”.

    • @SeanShimamoto
      @SeanShimamoto 5 років тому

      Michael John Dennis Nice to see another guy in his late 40s on here. 😁🏳️‍🌈

    • @paulcherry5539
      @paulcherry5539 3 роки тому

      hi Riyadh thank you very much and keep doing what you are doing.

  • @carlagarcia7743
    @carlagarcia7743 5 років тому +28

    I've got no coming out stories . I'm straight so I'm just here to support and learn :)

  • @mollyn03
    @mollyn03 5 років тому +13

    I'm currently in the process of coming out as bi/pan and I'm in my early 30s. I wanted to comment here because I think lots of people think that working out your sexuality is something only teenagers/people in their early 20's do. But this isn't true for many people.
    I've always found people of different genders attractive, my first ever crush on someone I knew was on a girl (although I didn't realise that's what it was at the time) but I assumed that because I liked guys I must be straight. I came out to myself about a year ago it was fantastic - I finally accept the way I feel about (some) women is 'real' attraction not some kind of a mistake. The first person I came out to was my husband (an interesting experience) and he has been amazingly supportive, as have my close friends and family. I worry a lot that people won't understand why I feel a need to come out when I'm not interested in dating anyone new. But for me coming out means being able to be honest and open about my feelings and who I am - not trying to hook up with anyone - and it's worth it, it is so worth it.

    • @mollyn03
      @mollyn03 5 років тому +1

      @@sadnessrulesme5343 God bless you too, sweat heart xx

  • @rjshipp
    @rjshipp 5 років тому +20

    First person I ever came out to (when I finally figured out what gay was -- this was back in 1970 and I was senior in boarding school) was a relatively young female teacher, and I confessed that I had a crush on one of her students. She was very supportive, but, point of reference, it's not the best idea to fell someone when they're driving down the main street in a VW beetle.

    • @RiyadhK
      @RiyadhK  5 років тому +2

      Glad to hear the teacher was a support for you. Any person who can be a listening ear and trusted not to tell anyone else is a wonderful first step.

    • @rjshipp
      @rjshipp 5 років тому +2

      @@RiyadhK 49 years later we're still good friends

  • @CHOMAD
    @CHOMAD 5 років тому +26

    Hello I’m korean boy! 🇰🇷🇰🇷🇰🇷
    I like your video 🙆🏻‍♂️🙏🏻✨
    I’m your big fan ❤️🧡💚💜💙
    You are handsome Riyald😂

  • @azzabazza3729
    @azzabazza3729 5 років тому +2

    My personal experience, was very fortunate in coming out that every single member of my family was super accepting and loved me regardless and didn’t see my sexuality as even something to discuss. Strangely enough any abuse and hate ive ever got for being myself has come from the LGBT community itself wether that be guys telling me I’m too feminine or that I’m ashamed of being gay because I don’t insist on mentioning it constantly to everyone I meet. 👀

  • @IAmNaomiSunshine
    @IAmNaomiSunshine 5 років тому +1

    My superhero Morgxn is amazing as usual. Be yourself and others will be inspired to be themselves. ✨🌹💛👑 It’s very complicated cause I have a child, and my family doesn’t even know what is going on in my head but Morgxn does. 💕 I am learning who I am through all of this.

  • @SeanShimamoto
    @SeanShimamoto 5 років тому +7

    Good morning from Hawai’i to the beautiful Irishman called Riyadh! 😍It makes me so happy that you’re making new videos! I started watching gay UA-camrs about a year ago and completely fell in love with your channel, Calum’s, Roly’s, Bradley’s, Nick’s and Anthony’s, etc. It makes me so proud that your generation has taken a hold of the reins and is helping to normalize us in today’s society and helping to make coming out for 🏳️‍🌈 youth to come out of the closet and to be strong and confident members of today’s society.
    Much love and Aloha from Honolulu!!!
    PS - Hawai’i Pride isn’t until October, so if you’re available, you and some of your friends should try and come. It’s not a huge, crazy event...but it’s a pretty good turn out and everyone in Hawai’i is really friendly. Because of our true diversity, racism and homophobia barely exists at all here.

    • @Super_Mario128
      @Super_Mario128 5 років тому

      I disagree, LGBTI+social media influencers have done absolutely nothing to change my life or wellbeing. all they ever do is flaunt how good their lavish lifestyles are, whilst people like me can barely afford to socialise.

  • @chantiemaya
    @chantiemaya 5 років тому +1

    I love a good coming out story but I wanna tell everyone who’s contemplating it to be sure you’re safe! If you aren’t sure what’s going to happen with the people you depend on for your basic needs (home, food, etc), maybe wait until you have more security and are more self sufficient. I’ve never had issues with my family so I was very lucky, but I did test some people outside of my immediate family by telling them about gay trends I’ve seen or gay people I know, to see their reaction. If I didn’t like their reaction, they didn’t get to know the real me.

  • @rasbeaty6634
    @rasbeaty6634 5 років тому +1

    I have missed u Riyadh i hope you won't go away again thank for your support much love ,🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪

  • @Rhdz_86
    @Rhdz_86 5 років тому +1

    Much love Riyadh from Texas. Keep up the great work. ❤️

  • @theazamatk
    @theazamatk 5 років тому +3

    I don't think I will ever be able to come out to my family, because I know they won't accept me. And still I love them and feel so suffocated that I can't be open with them.
    I am from Kyrgyzstan and homophobia here is a normal thing. Hopefully, I'm going to study to Czech Republic in a month, so I don't have to hide my sexuality. But thinking about my family always makes me uneasy...

    • @RiyadhK
      @RiyadhK  5 років тому +3

      Hey you. I totally understand where you're coming from. It can be overwhelmingly difficult to even consider telling family, especailly when you have a general idea about how they'll react. I'm glad to hear that you're moving away for your studies. This will hopefully help you find a degree of freedom to be openly YOU. There is no pressure to tell your family. Enjoy the move and take things slow.. The world is a big place and beyond your family, there are countless people ready to love and support you x

    • @wb8695
      @wb8695 5 років тому +1

      I felt a personal relief when you said you were moving away for your studies, look forward to that time away it'll help give you perspective to experience your identity fully, there is no rush to come out to your family, make the most of what you have and hopefully better opportunities are coming 👍🏻❤️

  • @kaworunagisa4009
    @kaworunagisa4009 5 років тому +5

    I'm agender and gay (yes, it works, and yes, I'm being defensive), and I've been out about the gay part to my friends pretty much since I first figured it out. I've never had much explicit support but I've never been bashed either. I don't think I'll even explicitly come out to my family. At work, I talk (or not) about my sexuality on a need-to-know basis. Usually. I've come out publicly once, a week before quitting, and it was more to stir the pot tbh. The company had severe culture of passive-aggressive bullying and discrimination (and I was subjected to both for other reasons) -- that was why I decided to quit in the first place -- and I just dropped the bomb in the communal kitchen/rest area when a colleague said she didn't like "those people" and "didn't want to be hit on by some woman". My 1 month notice had been chilling in the HR for 3 weeks already at the time, so I just clapped back with "Yeah, well, you're talking to one of 'those people'. And frankly? Who'd hit on you?" That was harsh, so I back-pedalled a bit to explain that hitting on explicitly straight people wasn't a good idea in general, but I still _thoroughly_ enjoyed the general unease in the surrounding area and the lady's awkward attempts to deal with the situation. The rest of my stay there was... entertaining. People stage whispered behind my back, some outright avoided me, and _suddenly_ the whole UI dept figured out which girl I kind of liked (nothing serious, and I wasn't going to do anything about that) at the time and was so full of pointedly judgemental "helpful advice" stage whispered right behind me. That was... surprisingly fun, especially since I saw them getting progressively more frustrated when they couldn't wind me up.
    I would _never_ do anything like that if I weren't ready to burn all the bridges but in that particular situation... it worked the way I wanted.

  • @marrus1372
    @marrus1372 5 років тому +4

    Oh Riyadh 😂 💐 bless your sweet soul
    0:20

  • @diefenbaker7853
    @diefenbaker7853 5 років тому

    I use the word queer to describe every sexuality (excluding heterosexual of course) but every LGBTQ2S+ person because it is one word that can be used respectfully to describe everyone.

  • @pauls1572
    @pauls1572 5 років тому

    Well, when I was 20 (44 now) I told my little brother first, because I knew he would want it kept quiet as much as I did. I wasn't ready to tell everyone, but I had to tell someone. I later told my parents, in a very nonconfrontational a way as possible. (I was a wuss, lol) I typed a letter, and printed 2 copies. I put one in Dad's lunchbox, and handed the other to my mom. Then took off for hours. Dad never said word one about it, not for years. Mom was pissed, but not about my being gay. She was pissed because I put in the letter that I didn't want to answer a bunch of stupid questions about it, and she objected to my calling her potential questions stupid. She did follow my request and didn't say anything, despite being mad enough to spit nails. I do regret the way I did that. They deserved a better and more respectful way of telling them such important information. I do recognize that I have an amazing and supportive family, and I love them to death.

  • @sleepysalamander4291
    @sleepysalamander4291 5 років тому

    I’m a young bi male boy in high school (Scottish high school is different from the years of English and US high school) and I’m struggling to come out to my friends, one of which I’m attracted to (he’s openly bi so I’m a little bit more confident in coming out to him and expressing my feelings). It’s funny because (I don’t want to sound cocky) he seems to have feelings for me as well. For example we will sometimes find ourselves cuddling on a couch at a sleepover or something and not thinking anything of it or when he (jokingly) says I love you at the end of phone calls or when he texts me and how if it is required at a sleepover for two of us to sleep in a bed together then we will instantly be the two to say we will. We just have a different relationship from what we do with our other friends. I’ve very cautiously been dropping hints here and there, but nothing too obvious. I’m planning on coming out to him and him only him in the next couple weeks or months. He came out just under a year ago and it was a slightly bumpy road but he pulled through and now proudly shows his sexuality (but not in the obnoxious ways that some others do). He still gets teased here and there and i myself make some jokes as well but they aren’t offensive or homophobic just little funny ones that cause no harm . We go to a catholic school which makes it a tiny bit harder to be LGBT in the school environment. The school is not homophobic and it openly does talks about how it’s ok to be LGBT, it’s just the families that send their kids there are homophobic, so there kids are homophobic as well. So I hope that he will respond well to me being bi, which he obviously will, and even if he doesn’t share the same attraction to me as I do to him that we will still maintain our friendship because I would hate for it to be destroyed because he is by far my best friend and the one I get on with the most.

  • @gbx1570
    @gbx1570 5 років тому +11

    Yeeeeeey, ma favorite person❤❤❤. Where have you been Riyadh?

    • @RiyadhK
      @RiyadhK  5 років тому +10

      Hey!! I've been away writing and promoting my book, working with the BBC and doing public speaking. I'm back for good though! Some really great videos on the way soon :)

  • @derrickzeller3351
    @derrickzeller3351 5 років тому

    Dolly is actually from Sevierville, TN. That's why Dollywood is there.

  • @maneskinnnnn7190
    @maneskinnnnn7190 5 років тому +11

    I'm not going to 'come out'...straight people don't have to so why should I? We shouldn't be presumed straight unless we 'come out'...if people want to make small minded assumptions based on social conditioning thats there problem.

    • @timothy2491
      @timothy2491 5 років тому +1

      Preeeeeeach! 🙌

    • @piotrkowalczyk9608
      @piotrkowalczyk9608 5 років тому

      That sentence is just dumb imo.

    • @RiyadhK
      @RiyadhK  5 років тому +8

      Agreed that we shouldn't need to come out but on the flip side, the very act of being in a minority means that many people find comfort, togetherness and safety in proclaiming their identity to those close to them. Coming out is a very personal thing and there is no "one approach works for all". For those who want to come out, let them. For those who feel no need, that's fine too :)

  • @mollykatzen9314
    @mollykatzen9314 5 років тому +1

    thankyou I NEEDED THIS

    • @RiyadhK
      @RiyadhK  5 років тому

      So happy it helped you!

  • @Missjosephinejemima
    @Missjosephinejemima 5 років тому +5

    I have 2 children and even tho they are little I don’t assume they are straight or gay what will be will be. Whenever they start dating and tell me about their partner or bring someone home if it’s the same gender as them it will be just a ooo tell me what they are like or a hello no shock no horror no big deal and if they want to come out and tell me it will be like ok cool no biggie 👍🏾 x

    • @Missjosephinejemima
      @Missjosephinejemima 5 років тому +3

      Vanille Farron as long as my children are happy and kind people and who they are with is nice that’s all I care about. It blows my mind that you could be upset over your child’s sexuality very sad! X

    • @haris8853
      @haris8853 5 років тому

      Josephine Clark that is good parenting ❤️ I wish all parents were like that!

  • @jamesharvey5530
    @jamesharvey5530 4 роки тому

    any advice for people who’s recently come out? I know the hard part is done but things especially at home are really different now and it’s not the easiest thing to adjust to. So like what’s in your opinion the best conversations to have to make it more normal especially with family at home

  • @mannyvega1966
    @mannyvega1966 5 років тому

    Riyadh where have you been? Miss seeing your face and hearing your voice. Don't be a stranger on UA-cam. Don't leave us for this long anymore

    • @shaunaisaJellyBean
      @shaunaisaJellyBean 5 років тому

      Manny Vega I mean he did just do the whole book thing

  • @Dizzy_frog
    @Dizzy_frog 5 років тому

    I really want to tell my parents I'm trans but I know that my mum isn't ready. It would be too out of the blue. However coming out now could mean I could go to my new school as myself. To combat this I've told my friends to stop calling me my birth name unless we're around adults. That little bit of freedom compensates at least a little.

    • @RiyadhK
      @RiyadhK  5 років тому +1

      You're obviously super aware of your needs and what makes you feel like a whole person. That's great! I think in time you'll naturally come to a point when it feels right to tell your parents. It will never be simple as telling them what you'd like for dinner but believe me, the difficulty, fear and uncertainty is overtaken by such a weight off your shoulders (in time). Only come out when you know you are safe and have a support structure ready to step in just incase they take it badly initially xxx

  • @timothy2491
    @timothy2491 5 років тому +3

    Heeeeeey yeah!

  • @SouravMondal-uk4fu
    @SouravMondal-uk4fu 5 років тому +12

    I'm still in the closet .

    • @RiyadhK
      @RiyadhK  5 років тому +9

      And that's totally fine. The biggest thing to overcome is coming out to yourself and you've already done that so congratulations! There is no rush or mandatory need to come out to anyone else. It's all up to you x

    • @SouravMondal-uk4fu
      @SouravMondal-uk4fu 5 років тому

      Thank you so much for understanding .

    • @SouravMondal-uk4fu
      @SouravMondal-uk4fu 5 років тому +3

      Homophobic asshole ..

    • @cait7996
      @cait7996 5 років тому +2

      Don’t worry I’m so far in the closet I’m in Narnia 😂🏳️‍🌈

    • @elbertrosario8748
      @elbertrosario8748 5 років тому

      Me too

  • @KJ-dw4eu
    @KJ-dw4eu 5 років тому

    My coming out to my brother was hilarious!
    He really likes to piss me off by making conservative or homophobic jokes.
    Brother: (trying to make a joke) If your bisexual, does that mean you only believe in two genders?
    Me: how did you know that?
    Brother: what?
    Me: what? 😳
    Needless to say, he doesn’t make homophobic jokes to me anymore hahaha.

  • @WMPFRadioFM
    @WMPFRadioFM 5 років тому

    Rebirth is one thing, but older people who come out may experience a second puberty in that they may have hormone rushes and sometimes look for instant S@xual gratification from friends neighbors or complete strangers due to hormones. It is like being 13 again. It can be really distracting at work or in life in general.

  • @TrapezeLeader
    @TrapezeLeader 5 років тому

    Why Morgxn's name is not on the video title? :/

  • @luckeeleeyeo
    @luckeeleeyeo 5 років тому +1

    I want Riyadh to sing me to sleep at night.

  • @itsdaiii1680
    @itsdaiii1680 5 років тому

    ❤️☺️

  • @chowder8802
    @chowder8802 5 років тому +8

    I'm asexual and nobody believes me (besides my ex husband haha)

    • @kaworunagisa4009
      @kaworunagisa4009 5 років тому +5

      My deepest sympathy. Your group is probably the most underrepresented and misunderstood of the LGBTQ+ umbrella.

    • @chantiemaya
      @chantiemaya 5 років тому +2

      I get youuuuu!!! Asexuality is often harder to explain than any other sexuality. Not many people around me know I’m ace because the world is so alo normative and I get tired of explaining myself. I only make a real effort for important people ;)

    • @chowder8802
      @chowder8802 5 років тому +1

      @@chantiemaya "you just haven't MeT ThE RiGhT PeRsOn"

    • @emmanuelaadebisi5743
      @emmanuelaadebisi5743 5 років тому

      I believe you x

  • @queenjulianalovesherfatban2064
    @queenjulianalovesherfatban2064 3 роки тому

    Bisexual, have come out to like three people. Haha

  • @veganjotaro
    @veganjotaro 5 років тому +1

    5:58 bio???
    LoL jk

  • @utubby3730
    @utubby3730 5 років тому +2

    How to be gay in the work place? Seriously... do your job!?! Thats how to be gay in the work place. WORK.

  • @aidenwilson8113
    @aidenwilson8113 5 років тому

    Hi

  • @kierandegrada2573
    @kierandegrada2573 5 років тому

    Riyadh, how in the name of all that's Oprah, do you keep your teeth so white .......

  • @terrybaker8156
    @terrybaker8156 5 років тому

    When the only thing you're good at is being a cliche

  • @firemagican2845
    @firemagican2845 5 років тому +1

    And that’s an unsubscribe for me. I am not “Queer”. That is a slur no matter how hard our community tries to repurpose it. I am Gay. Can’t support someone who wants to be labeled as an “other”.

    • @RiyadhK
      @RiyadhK  5 років тому +6

      That's a shame. It should be down to the individual how they identify. I am happy you identify as gay and so do I on a singular basis but I'm also a member of the Queer community. A word which I believe leaves nobody out in a world where the LGBTQ+ hierarchy is divisive and unbalanced. The word Queer used to offend and upset me until I learned about the power the word holds and how the reclaiming of it is like a personal revolution. Telling others not to use it as a form of identity is not ok. I'd recommend watching my series Queer Britain (episode 6) here on UA-cam. Filming that documentary shifted my perception of the word hugely. Sending love!

  • @David-pt8ge
    @David-pt8ge 5 років тому

    Another boring ad.

  • @itsdaiii1680
    @itsdaiii1680 5 років тому

    ❤️☺️

  • @samharrison6950
    @samharrison6950 5 років тому

    Hello

    • @RiyadhK
      @RiyadhK  5 років тому

      hey

    • @samharrison6950
      @samharrison6950 5 років тому

      Riyadh K you inspired me I come out to my family thank you 😊