If you're LGBT+, do you have to be out?

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Why or why not? Is one a better idea than the other?

Accepted Answer

Obviously you don't have to do anything as an LGBT person you just exist

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I don't like this poll at all.

No one has to be anything. They should do what makes them feel comfortable.

No one has to hide who they are for the benefit of bigoted assholes either.

No one owes anyone an explanation for who they are.

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I don't even think being "out" should have to be a thing.
People shouldn't have to make some big announcement about who they are just because they are part of the LGBT+ community.

Live and let live.

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Absolutely fucking not!
Our safety is worth more than YOU knowing we're gay, pan, trans or whatever!
When cis/het people stop killing us, raping us, and bullying us. Maybe we should start coming out more often. 
But a lot of the time it's not safe for us 🤷🏼‍♀️

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I want to know the reasoning in who said yes? I cane out at 15 and was kicked out of the house and lived in abusive circumstances because of it. I wish I would have just stayed in the closet and if someone told me because i wasn't out i wasn't apart of my community is bs my safety is more important then my identity

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No. We don't have special rules or qualifications. All you have to do is be LGBT+ to be apart of the community. Unpopular opinion, but I view allies to be just as apart of the community. Without them we probably wouldn't have all the rights we do since LGBT+ people make up a small fraction of the population.

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Of course not. No one owes another person info about their sexuality. 
My only caveat would be to avoid getting into a straight relationship with no attraction to pass, as that hurts the other person.

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Personal choice. Not my business. Seems healthier to be "out", but sure that's not the case for everyone.

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It's their personal choice

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Why should Somone ??? It's really non of anyone's business if they don't want it to be

If you're LGBT+, do you have to be out?

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