Supporting sibling who has come out

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I've got a much younger brother, he's never talked about a girlfriend and he frequented gay clubs sometimes so I did suspect.
He didn't announce, 'I'm gay' but just dropped his 'boyfriend" into conversation and that was his way of coming out I guess. He was very brave to tell me.
Obviously will accept and support him no matter what and the main thing is that he's happy.
I think I'm worried about him facing prejudice or abuse in his life. He's very young and only just out of teenage years.
There are still homophobic people out there and I guess I'm worried about what he'll face through adulthood. I'm sure other parents or siblings have had this worry too. Not much I can do I suppose.

Not much you can do bar just treat him the same as before.

I happily tell everyone about my sister and her wife and son in the sane way anyone else speaks about siblings. It's just normal. It's about all I can do (of course picking up any unconscious homophobic comments if I hear them and not assuming anyone I meet is heterosexual-asking a bout a partner not a boyfriend (or saying him/her if not sure when they mention a date)

I mean it's small stuff but helpful

Just actively call out homophobia when you see it?

Yes I can definitely challenge people. Luckily most people are more tolerant today I think but you still hear of attacks in the same way there are still attacks as a result of racism. Maybe I'm being too overprotective

Do you live somewhere really remote?

Why did you assume he was straight? Do you not know any other gay people?

I would think the going to gay clubs said enough!

Most young people don't 'come out' anymore. They just are.

Yeah I have a few gay friends, and we don't live in a remote place. I didn't assume, I was never 100 sure.
I think just as he's my brother and much younger I'm protective and I'm worried he'll face homophobic abuse from people in his life who are small minded. But maybe he won't experience anything and people will continue to be more accepting and tolerant

Nowadays it can me more unusual to find a straight teen to be honest. Generation Z report rates of same sex attraction that blow the Kinsey Report out of the water. There’s still lots of prejudice and if you think he is struggling there may be a local or school support group. But, also, he might be completely fine and not bothered at all or need any support.