Concerned about gay ds

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Hi, am looking for advice really

I have a 22 year old ds, i have known he’s gay for a long time, I really want to support him. He has not come out to me, I think he is struggling with it, he does not have many friends to talk about it and he is very introverted

I want him to know I’m here for him, unsure how I should broach the subject or if I should ask him?

Hi OP, here for support as in similar situation. I have been wondering about my son also, but he is like your son and keeps things to himself. I’ve been trying to gauge if I should casually mention or leave it to him to talk when he’s ready. We always have gender positive conversations when any topic along these lines are discussed so I’m hoping that he will feel he is able to come to me when he’s ready. I’ve read similar threads in the past trying to get a clearer view of how to navigate and apart from obviously being fully supportive the general consensus seems to be not to broach the subject. However, I too would like DS to be truly who he is and live freely at home x

He might still be struggling with it, but making supportive comments about gay people will signal to him that you will accept him and be there for him no matter what. If this has been going on for a long time and he's still not saying anything, there might be shame coming from some other parts of his social circle - if you notice that, it could be a good thing to gently bring it up and it might help him come out. But that's as far as I'd go in trying to breach the subject.