I would stay in the closet and once I got tha moolah a HUGE chunk would go to a LGBTQ+ Charity...in his name of course!! hehehe

NTA, 7 million dollars and she is set basically for the rest of her life, hell she can be an activist. Coming out only hurts her, thus longterm security for shortterm impulse. Almost always going with short-term is a mistake

I think they all missed a point. Her father is supposedly terminally ill. That is reason enough for not telling your dad, this kind of dad, you are a lesbian. It won't help either one of them to part in bitterness and sadness. The burden of knowing that she has a parent that would not accept her for who she is, is one that she will have to carry, regardless if she tells him about it or not. No need to add guilty feelings to that.

In my opinion the best way to one up the bigoted Grandfather, is to inherit his money despite being gay.

I think every person able to use logic would have given that advise, especially when it's such a life changing amount. What are 1 or 2 years of silence about the own sexuality when it can pay for education, healthcare (from a US perspective) and a life without financial trouble?

Yep, keep quiet and get the money. Then give some of that homophobe's money to LGTBQ+ causes. I would derive a LOT of satisfaction from that alone.

For 7.m....m...7 MILLON BUCKS? I would f*cking go back in that closet and date a chick for 20 years even after they died for that money! {I'm male/demi/gay}

My WHOLE family is Skittles People. 😁 You go get nice and comfy in that closet and as soon as that twat of a bigot is gone, you live your fabulous life! 🌈🌈🌈

I think it is up to the girl herself. She is almost an adult and that is her choice to make. My family has a huge farm in Illinois that is worth millions but my family are also horrible racist whom I cannot stand to be in the same room with. I told my grandfather that if he said the n-word one more time I would hop on a plane and that would be the last time he ever saw me. He did so I did. Haven't talked to him in over a decade and even forgot his name, ironic since the last thing I said to him was "My children will never know your name." Anyway, I could have had a really substantial inheritance, I still could, if I go to Christmas with my family and pretend to like them. But that is not going to happen because I make enough to pay my bills and I would rather not have millions than speak to my terrible family. Also, I am happy to let them know that I find them so repulsive that they literally could not pay me to come see them.

Y'all ever see that old movie Brewster's Millions?

NTA - I've always said to people who ask me advice on coming out is that waiting until you know you have a safe space etc to fall back on if family doesn't accept you, is an absolute MUST. I had some issues with my father when I came out. (he's more accepting now, thankfully) but at least I was allowed to stay in my home. I know of other LGBTQIA kids that have been kicked out, outcast by their families. And whilst the situation is a little different here given that OP's parents are accepting even if their grandparents are not... millions of dollars is a crazy amount of money and if OP's daughter is sensible, she'll be set for life. Not to mention I love the idea of being petty and using said money first for the purchase of a luxurious rainbow or lesbian flag colour bouquet for the grandparents funeral ;) That said, it's ultimately the daughters choice, she can at the very least act her true self with her parents, just not around extended family just in case. It sucks, but I'd talk it over with her.

Don't tell the old fart and let him twist in his grave when she finally comes out and can live her new, fabulous rich life.

yeah so im a lesbian and if i could choose one personally i would choose to stay in the closet for my own safety cause u never know how homophobes can be and 7 million dollars is a lot of money and most definitely can help you on later in life so i’d rather just keep it to myself, wait until they die and then i’d bring a bouquet of flowers in the lesbian flag colors to their graves every year just to spite them ngl so he is nta a*****e at all, the only people who are are the grandparents

Oh hell no. First off, there's a difference between staying in the closet with your family and staying in the closet completely. She could still go out and enjoy her life as she pleases as long as she's careful not to tell homophobe gramps about it. It's not like she has to lie to literally everyone. Second, I understand there are issues with not being your authentic self, but gay people have to protect themselves from bigots and homophobes all the time and make choices to not announce they're gay in certain places and with certain people. Unfortunately that's just how it is in this country. She might as well gain something from it this time. From what I read, I don't think there's any benefit to coming out to him. He's not going to magically accept it. He's a homophobe, that probably won't change. I feel like the cost to benefit of coming out is too high. There's nothing noble about turning away an opportunity to make any financial choice you want in life.

I'm gay and spent years closeted, and I'm not at all sure what I would have done in the niece's situation. I would have felt just a bit dirty taking that money under basically false pretenses. It is a lot of money, but money like this tends to come with lots of strings attached, most of which are injurious to one's dignity. At the same time, I'm not sure coming out to a bigot is ever a safe or preferable option.

hoo boy!

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Just identify as 1 of the only two chromosomes xx or xy ... simple. You can mutilate your body but you can’t change chromosomes. A bloood transfusion between a xx ( girl ) and xy ( boy ) will result in rejection and death