Many gay studies and personal stories of gay men illustrate that coming out is the central aspect of gay identity development. In addition, coming out to parents is the most important and difficult challenge for gay men. Thirty-two gay men, aged from 16 to 42, were interviewed in order to understand gay men's relations with their parents as well as the decisions, strategies and consequences of coming out to parents. According to the findings, the considerations for coming out include parents oriented (ex. hurting their feelings) and self oriented (ex. the risk of possible rejection) reasons. Gay men used the following strategies to deal with coming out, ex. hiding, reducing the risk of coming out, managing the pressure of marriage. Once coming out, their parents tended to take the attitude of denial. They either blamed themselves or suspected that their child was inf1uenced by bad friends. Their child's being gay became a taboo, a topic that would not be discussed. Only very few parents who were open and had intimate relationship could try to understand their child's situation and try to give him support.