Coming out to your parents can be one of the hardest things you'll ever do.
Some children grow up being told that their parents don’t care who they love or what gender they are, as long as they’re happy. Of course, a lot get the exact opposite message. If you’re worried about how your parents will react when you come out, here are 10 things that make the process a little easier.
Aubrey Anderson-Emmons at the 51st American Music Awards at the Fontainebleau in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 26, 2025.
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Not everyone has the chance to come out of the closet with the help of their younger self, but Aubrey Anderson-Emmons saw a hilarious opportunity and snatched it right up.
The actress-turned-singer, who played Lily Tucker-Pritchett on Modern Family for 11 seasons, came out as bisexual via TikTok on Sunday night. And she did so with the help of an iconic scene from the series.
In season 4, episode 19 ("The Future Dunphys"), Gloria (Sofia Vergara) sets out to help Lily get in touch with her Vietnamese heritage. Lily, however, is a little too young to grasp the concept, and seems to believe that because her adoptive dads are gay, that's what describes her as well.
"You are Vietnamese," Gloria says.
"No, I'm not," Lily protests. "I'm gay! I'm gay!"
"Honey, no, you're not gay," Mitchell Pritchett (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) tells his daughter. "You're just confused. Oh my god, what is wrong with me?"
Anderson-Emmons played the audio from the scene over a TikTok she posted to her account, lip syncing along to the dialogue she recorded over a decade ago.
To make her point perfectly clear, she added a text overlay to the video.
"people keep joking so much abt me being gay when I literally am," she wrote, adding in parentheses, "I'm bi."
Elliot Rivera just came out on mom Kailyn Lowry's podcast.
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Teen Mom 2 star Kailyn Lowry’s 15-year-old son Elliot Rivera just came out publicly and is opening up about the way his mom’s fame has impacted him.
“This is for me, and I’ve built up the courage over time to make it known and let me have my moment,” shared Elliot (who was formerly known as Isaac). “I'm really sick of people coming up with their own stories and putting things in their own words and things coming out on other people's terms about me, because my life isn't entertainment for other people.”
Elliot confirmed his queer identity on the June 6 episode of Lowry’s podcast Barely Famous, explaining, “This is for me, and I’ve built up the courage over time to make it known and let me have my moment. I’m really sick of people coming up with their own stories and putting things in their own words.”
He continued, ”My life is my life and I can do what I want with it. And for people to take things from my life, like personal stuff, is not okay. If I want to share it, I should share that on my own terms."
During a candid conversation with his mom, which will have a part two available on Patreon, Elliot said that he had made the decision to come out publicly, but doesn’t think it’s necessary for everyone to do so, People reports.
“I’m doing it for me so you can do what you want,” he revealed. “If you think it’s necessary to come out, do it. But if you don’t, then just be yourself. You don’t have to prove anything to anyone. Just be who you are.”
Fans met Elliot back in 2010 on 16 and Pregnant, when Lowry starred in an episode and welcomed her oldest son into the world on national television. The two then starred in Teen Mom 2, which documented Lowry’s life and experiences as a young mother. Lowry left the series in May 2022.
Elliot also opened up about why he decided to change his name, though his father still calls him Isaac.
"I started going by Elliott, because at some point, I wasn't happy with my first name. It just doesn't feel like me," he explained.
Lowry admitted that she never gave a f—“ about his name change or sexuality.
"If you came home and told me that you wanted to marry a woman, cool. You tell me you want to marry a man? Cool. I don't give a f--- because at the end of the day, that part does not affect me or my life,” she said. "It only affects you and who you love is who you love. At the end of the day, I'm not going to sever a relationship with my child based off of who he love or doesn't love.”
As hard as living in the public eye has been, Elliot is glad to be able share this with the world and hopes it makes a difference to other people who are struggling with coming out.
“Happy pride everybody!” he said. “I’m here today to show you who I am — not who you saw on TV for 12 years of my life. It’s very important to me because I feel like growing up on TV, it’s hard to show who you really are when a camera is in front of you all the time. It’s harder to be yourself and be more comfortable because you know it’s going to be everywhere.”
Gracie Abrams attending the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals in May 2025.
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Gracie McGraw, the daughter of country stars Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, came out as bisexual in an Instagram story shared on Tuesday, June 3.
The post shared by [Gracie] McGraw started, "Hello all! It has come to my attention that some tabloids have taken an Instagram story posted yesterday and have used it as click bait saying I've 'come out.'"
"Let me be VERY clear here," the 28-year-old artist continued in the post. "I've been an out and proud queer, bisexual woman and I wouldn't have it any other way. I have and will always be very vocal about my support of LGBTQIA+ rights and the community, but thank you so much to these tabloids for shedding light that it's Pride Month!!!"
She added, "So many people out there don't have the support, love, or understanding from their families when it comes to their sexuality or gender identity, but just know that there is a beautiful community out there that loves you and cares about and for you!!"
"Check on your people and keep safe out there. Give love to each other," she concluded.
Gracie McGraw via Instagram stories.
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Even though Gracie's parents haven't discussed her sexuality very often in the public sphere, they have celebrated and her achievements in the past.
In 2020, Tim McGraw discussed how proud he was of his daughter. "Gracie, our oldest daughter, is an actress in L.A., and she makes me proud every day," the singer told to People. "She's such a strong, independent young lady who speaks her mind."
He added, "She makes me proud every day of the way she lives her life."
Actor Supriya Ganesh, who plays Dr. Samira Mohan on the hit HBO Max series The Pitt, has discussed her coming-out journey and her adoption of she/they pronouns in a new interview.
When asked about disclosing she/they pronouns on social media, Ganesh told Variety that this process is "absolutely a relationship with my own queerness as well as race."
Despite being born in the U.S., the actor was three years old when they moved to India along with her parents and family. The actor added, "Coming [back] to America, I was very shocked by how restrictive the gender roles are, because in India you have the existence of a third gender."
Though Ganesh acknowledged that they present femme, "There are a couple of times where I'm existing outside of that, and I don't always totally feel like I'm fitting into what I think is a very white-conceived perception of femininity."
The actor added, "I also want queer brown women to look at me and know that that's someone they can turn to and relate to."
Ganesh also explained that she was inspired by Lily Gladstone upon disclosing this part of their personal life. "Even though I feel like I identify a lot more with femininity, that doesn't mean I always fit into what is a very Western idea of it. So I think that was why I made that decision."
Queer fans of The Pitt who had already fallen in love with Dr. Samira Mohan now have even more reasons to love the actress who plays that character on the HBO Max show. Welcome to the family, Supriya Ganesh!
Lola Young dropped some truths about her sexuality over the weekend, and did so with a single line of text in a comment on a TikTok video.
The 24-year-old British alt-pop sensation, fresh off her Coachella set and the Billboard success of her breakout hit, “Messy,” posted a video of herself dancing and lip-syncing to CMAT’s “Take a Sexy Picture of Me” while wearing a corseted grey hoodie and matching sweatpants.
In the comments section of the video, one user said, “no man deserves this,” which prompted a response from Young stating, “i like p***y as well u kno.”
Lola Young commenting on her sexuality
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Prior to this, Young has never publicly addressed her sexuality, though she did confirm to British GQ back in 2021 that the first time she’d fallen in love was when she was 14.
“I believe in young love, for sure, but I believe love does not change depending on your life experience,” she said at the time. “The person [I fell in love with] was great, but it just wasn’t right.”
She further clarified, “I don’t love love most of the time, but sometimes I do, and I don’t like change, which means I like to stay in relationships as long as they last.”
Young has been a rising star since she debuted with “6 Feet Under” in 2019, and “Messy” took the number one spot in the charts in the UK, Australia, Belgium, Croatia, Ireland, and Israel.
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Overall, Young’s frank lyrics and unique sound have garnered her the attention, with “Messy” initially becoming a viral sensation after it became a TikTok trending sound in 2024.
Following her success at Coachella, Young’s upcoming UK tour dates and festival appearances are also already selling out, and she’s hinted at new music later this year. She has also shared more of her creative process on social media, giving us a deeper insight into how she works.
Be sure to follow her on social media platforms at @lolayounggg to stay up-to-date with her upcoming projects, and check out her tour page for details on upcoming shows.
