text: You might not feel like it yet, but you are in the community and you will be welcomed in it. Doesn't matter if you came out at age 7 or at age 87, or if you haven't come out at all. It just takes a little time to feel that way because you are used to seeing this as an outside group and not as part of your community. But the LGBTQ community will welcome you with open arms when you're ready