Indian gay here ...
My family is forcing me to marry but I am gay guy... although not into relationship right now.
I moved back home in covid to help out at home.
My parents are on my case every day for arranged marriage. What should I do?

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Sounds wrong but if they depend on you financially 100% ...they're going to have to accept you because if (from what I hear and see indian culture they disown kids) disowning you would be very bad for them financially. I encourage you to tell them, be honest and live your life. Maybe that means you get a bf and can't bring home etc but it will be better in the long run. For example, a couple of years after I came out - though not accepted - the rule was "not in this house" so I had gfs but only saw and spent time with them / their family at their place. Eventually after 10 years it's way better. It takes time but don't marry someone to be unhappy - that sounds like a miserable life.

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I am from Bangladesh and moved to the US by myself for college and have been here the last 10 years. It is extremely dangerous to even talk about being queer in Bangladesh and there is no concept of coming out. My parents have been trying to get me into arranged marriage since first year of college. I came out to myself at 26 and was similar to you was very scared to come out to parents and as I grew older the marriage pressure got worse. I came out after I got married to my wife. What helped me lot was working with a queer south Asian therapist who is familiar with the culture and family dynamics in south Asian families. My mom was being manipulative telling me that she is sick because I came out and got married etc. My therapist helped me lot during that period to stay sane. She now talks, my dad still doesn’t ask me about my wife but I think they are a work in progress and is getting better. My mental health and relationship with my parents got WAY better since I came out. I also help them out financially so I guess that also played a part, my parents had to figure out a way to make it work. As other suggest would suggest working with south Asian therapist to help you out with this.

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Please don’t do anything drastic. Sometimes when people process difficult situations, they tend to try to place blame on someone. This is a way of coping with the situation. You are of course not to be blamed for your dad’s stroke.
The best thing for you to do is to remove from this toxic situation. Give them space to heal and give yourself some space to heal. Life won’t be like this always. There will be a time in your future where you will find someone that loves and appreciates you for who you are. It takes courage to not buy into what others want you to do but to carve your own path in life. Be strong and be brave.

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They come from a very low income barely literate deeply religious background... there is no such thing as coming out in their world.. I did move out way back and I am financially independent..in covid my dad fell ill so I moved back while WFH.
Since I am the only don and they are 65+ I can't abandon them

Coming out doesn’t mean you are abandoning them

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My suggestion would be to set boundaries and if they won’t respect it then leave and start your own life.

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