DRAFT Pride Lafayette, Inc. > Coming Out

Coming out in the Lafayette area can be a great challenge. We're here to offer support as people who have gone through similar experiences. To help you get started, here are some links to an incredible wealth of information online.

The primary resource offered by Pride Lafayette is our Coming Out Discussion Group. This is a safe space for discussing any concerns related to coming out. It's for people of all ages and backgrounds. We meet in the board room of the Center to help provide privacy. The group will eventually move to a new location if the groups determines another place would be more comfortable. Check our calendar to the right for upcoming meetings.

Also feel free to call the Pride Lafayette Community Center at 765-423-7579. One of our volunteers will be happy to talk to you and direct you to other resources in the area.

LOCAL

Lafayette Crisis Center
A very supportive local organization. They also have a hotline. You can call anonymously and talk to a volunteer about issues of coming out or whatever else is on your mind.

Counseling and Psychological Services and Office of the Dean of Student Counseling area
If you're a Purdue student, check these out. They're both very supportive and affirming of gays, lesbians, and the rest of the GLBTI community.

Family Services, Inc. of Lafayette
Offers individual and family counseling.

ELSEWHERE

Coming Out Resources from About.com

Coming Out Stories From Logo
Take a close and intimate look at several individuals as they come out to the most significant people in their lives. Each episode follows the coming out story of one person from the moment they make the initial decision to disclose their sexual identity, to the final coming out encounter.

Gay and Lesbian National Hotline

HRC National Coming Out Project