How to come out to your migrant parents

The first time I told my mother that I was bi, she scoffed that I was 'too young' then ignored me.

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คุณจิงหัว เชียน มีพื้นเพมาจากนครเซี่ยงไฮ้ ขณะนี่อยู่อาศัยในออสเตรเลีย Source: Image obtained by SBS Sexuality

On TV, coming out is usually a dramatic moment accompanied by tears, shouting, heart-warming speeches, hugs, or all of the above. I knew that was never going to happen for me.

Like , my folks don’t really talk about their feelings — they mostly demonstrate love by feeding you or telling you to put on a jacket. The first time I told my mother that I was bi, she scoffed that I was “too young” then ignored me. Fifteen years later, she’s now been to Pride with me — but we still don’t talk about our feelings.

You can read the full version of this story in English on SBS Sexuality .


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Published 15 July 2019 4:34pm
Updated 15 July 2019 11:57pm
By Jinghua Qian
Presented by Tanu Attajarusit
Source: SBS Sexuality


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