There are no good times to make that sort of announcement, but there are some times that are less worse. He picked a bad time. Obviously a bit insensitive on his part. A very long time ago one of my cousins told me that she was going to come out of the closet at Thanksgiving dinner, I convinced her to do it singly with one or two at a time and someplace like a coffee shop or some other venue. She followed my advice and it was much better than expected. And a few years later she flew in to visit us with her fiancé. (They got married at City Hall. Kamala was the officiant.). Hang in there.
There are no good times to make that sort of announcement, but there are some times that are less worse. He picked a bad time. Obviously a bit insensitive on his part. A very long time ago one of my cousins told me that she was going to come out of the closet at Thanksgiving dinner, I convinced her to do it singly with one or two at a time and someplace like a coffee shop or some other venue. She followed my advice and it was much better than expected. And a few years later she flew in to visit us with her fiancé. (They got married at City Hall. Kamala was the officiant.). Hang in there.