OCO Resources Page
About OCO
- We are a compassionate community of individuals and families coping with coming out
- We seek positive transformation of relationships when loved ones come out as LGBT
- We offer an integrated, inclusive approach to mutual support for all people involved
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We teach communication, relationship and self-directive skills to:
- deal constructively with the initial coming out crisis
- handle your emotional chaos
- intentionally design and build a positive, dynamic and authentic future
- We are committed to raising awareness that coming out affects millions of families and close relationships world-wide
- We seek social and legal acceptance of same-gender love relationships to reduce the emotional fallout of coming out
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Meet OCO Co-founders Tom Teague & Lynn Cloud Teague in Christine Grimaldi's Slate article:
Overcoming Coming Out Blog
Breaking up is hard to do! - Meredith Marple
Where I wasn't - 9/11 remembered - Cindy Vanderpool
The meaning of Chrismas ... is what you choose to make it ... Tom Teague
How many are affected when loved ones come out? ... Tom Teague
Skeleton of Shame ... Lynn Teague
Doing Who? Â ... Cindy Vanderpool
Honoring Your Truth ... Meredith Marple
10 Holiday Tips When Grieving Relationship Loss... Meredith Marple and Lynn Teague
Audios
Coming Out Conversations - Fact vs Fiction - February 21, 2015
Coming Out Coversations - Breaking Up is Hard to Do - February 7, 2015
Coming Out Conversations - Coming out of Shame - January 27, 2015
OCO Co-founders, Tom Teague, Lynn Teague, Meredith Marple and Cindy Vanderpool  discuss: How to Use Emotional CHAOS as a Catalyst for Change on Clarence Caldwell's True Life Academy - January 19, 2015
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OCO Resources
- Coming Out Roadmap for Mixed-orientation Relationships - provided by OCO, offers a description of the coming out process and the emotional impacts on both the LGBT partner and the cisgender (heterosexual) partner in a mixed-orientation relationship (T.L. Teague, 2014)
For Everyone
- LGBT Wikipedia article - provides history and definitions of common terminology surrounding people who identify as LGBT
- Definition of Terms - provided by the Gender Equity Resource Center
- Theory on the Coming Out Process - provided by the Institute for Judaism, Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity HUC-JIR, offers a summary of the current thories on the coming out process by V. Cass (1979) and E. Coleman (1982)
- Coming Out as a Supporter - provided by the HRC and PFLAG for the benefit of those in close relationship to the person coming out.
- Coming Out Roadmap for Mixed-orientation Relationships - provided by OCO, offers a description of the coming out process and the emotional impacts on both the LGBT partner and the cisgender (heterosexual) partner in a mixed-orientation relationship (T.L. Teague, 2014).
- Mixed Orientation Marriages - Issues and Possiblities for Gay/Straight Marriages - article by J. Benjamin Roe, Ministry in Human Sexuality (1985)
- LGBTQ+ Resources For Counselors - provided by Addiction Counselor
For LGBT or other non-cisgender
- A Resource Guide for Coming Out - provided by the HRC (2013)
- Coming Out Resources Page - provided by the HRC
For Cisgender (straight) Partners
- Resources Page - provided by the Straight Spouse Network
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Julie Best Tells her story (source: Gay Dad's Project)
For Children of LGBT and other non-cisgender Parents
- When your parent comes out - provided by COLAGE
- Second Gen FAQs - provided by COLAGE for kids who themselves are LGBTQ and have LGBTQ parents
- Kids of Trans (KOT) Resource Guide - provided by COLAGE
For LGBT Parents
- Tips for coming out to your kids - provided by COLAGE