Today, I came out to my therapist as gay. Claiming that my parents "can't be that homophobic", my therapist outed me to them. They kicked me out of the house. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I came out to my parents and siblings as gay. They were very accepting and asked me why I waited until I was 25 to do so. I didn't have the heart to tell them it was their own homophobic remarks that kept me closeted since I realized it at 14, and that a previous coming-out to a parent was dismissed as 'a phase'. FML
Today, my sister came out as lesbian and my parents kicked her out of the house. I was also kicked out for supporting her. FML
Today, I came out to my parents. They laughed in my face. FML
Today, I came out to my parents as lesbian. Surprisingly, they were OK with it… just as long as I still marry a dude, give them grandbabies, and keep the whole lesbian thing a deep, dark, shameful secret that we never talk about again. FML
Today, I told my friends I had been hiding something that I wanted to come clean on. My one friend responds by saying, "FINALLY you come out of the closet. It's about time." I'm not gay. I was just going to tell them my parents were getting a divorce. FML
Today, I came out to my parents as gay and they reacted better than I expected. Then I found my car destroyed with a note that said "fag" on what used to be my hood. I never thought I'd have to sue my own family, but I'm lucky I have security footage. FML
Today, my brother came out to our parents. They weren't super happy with it, but they said that it was ok since they still had a straight son. I don't know how to tell them that I'm gay too. FML
Today, I finally opened up to my roommates about when I came out as gay to my parents, and how I was beaten and disowned over it. One roommate saw this as the perfect time to hit on me, since he's also gay and thought I was hot, but wasn't sure if I swung that way. Glad he was so invested in me pouring my guts out. FML
Today, I broke up with my boyfriend of 5 years after finally realizing I'm a lesbian. He then outed me to my very religious and conservative family. FML
Today, I came out to my parents. My mom and dad think that I'm lying, just so I could "fit in" with everyone else. FML
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Ghostrui 31
Because they broke confidentiality, you need to report them to your local licensing board and file a formal complaint.
JasonThorn 24
Out them as unprofessional to whatever organization accredited them.
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Comments (37)
kieralumina 30
I'm so sorry you went through that. Nobody has the right to out another person, especially without their permission. That therapist broke patient confidentiality laws and needs to be reported and fired. They're a danger to not only you, but their other clients as well.
Mungolikecandy 19
At least your therapist will be paying your rent considering you can sue them for...hang on they will be unemployed for breaking confidentiality and being fired for breaking the cardinal rule of therapy so will not be able to pay that rent.
Eheath12Jheath14 8
it's called insurance. and if they aren't a private doctor, then the practice that hired the doctor can also be sued.
602offroad 12
Your therapist is a rat. S/he likes cheese. Breach of confidentiality.
skippydoda 32
You have grounds for a law suit. I would suggest hiring an lawyer.
lost_in_mitten 6
Under normal circumstances, I am not one for lawsuits, at all, for this, do not stop at reporting and suing the therapist, unless this person is in private practice, sue the ever loving crap out of the business too.
ChakatBlackstar 29
First rule of outing someone is: don't out someone. Second rule of outing someone is :don't out someone. Rules three through nine of outing someone are: don't out someone. Can anyone guess what rule ten is?
Agent JPN 9
Why do I get the feeling this "therapist" is just another religious leader and not a licensed professional? Either way, the OP needs to report this and get themselves a lawer
Lisa Raible 7
I've experienced being a victim of a very lose lipped therapist... I was forced into seeing a therapist I didn't care for much... She told my mother everything so it was pretty much endless ammunition for my mother... Yey! I did discontinue seeing her but sadly I was too young and naive to realize I had the power to report her to the right people and she'd lose her license... and no she wasn't a cultist
DanielleinDC 34
Your therapist violated patient confidentiality and should be reported for that. Even if you are under 18, the therapist has no right to violate what goes on in sessions unless you are endangering yourself or someone else. I'm sorry, OP. I hope you find a safe place to go.
DanielleinDC 34
BTW, how stupid is that therapist that s/he doesn't know that parents CAN be that homophobic? A whole lot of GLBT+ kids have been kicked out of their homes when they came out or were outed.
Davros 12
Dang, she's supposed to shrink your head not your living space
Matt Laraway 4
Sue that doctor. That’s highly illegal! They can’t release information about you to them without your consent. Malpractice!