Coming out is archaic, and just sounds like something that should be reviled, and locked away. That's not the best way one can put it, you know? Perhaps, you could refer to it as "Enlightening friends and family.", that sounds more elegant, I think. Anyways, good for your friend, and you.
See, I think the main problem is very basic. We are raised to believe that we must find the best mate we can, and breed, creating the greatest combination of genes, and values. Because 2 women or 2 men can not breed in such a way, people feel that it is an abomination. However, they can adopt children, and will adopt the ones people don't want.
I'm talking about the rowdy children, or the developmentally challenged children, and the aesthetically challenged children, and raise them to be the best people they can be. If anything, "enlightening" people of your orientation allows their horizons to be broadened, and more open to greater possibilities. It shouldn't always be about creating the best, it should also be about inspiring the best in what people perceive to be the "worst".
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