Fred, time really does heal all wounds. My heart was breaking for you when I watched this,but you're going to come out on the other side of it all stronger and free.
It is sad that some have to lie to their family for fear of abandonment. I applaud you for coming out. It frees you from the weight of living a double life.
@astrolabe1976 I came out to my family one year ago. It was not pleasant. I don't regret it. It freed me to live an honest life. I don't have much contact with them. They believe that ostracizing me will change my sexuality. I have learned that blood is not thicker than water and to celebrate holidays without them.
Yay! Glad you got this into the archive. I always find it interesting hearing stories from people that actually did come out. It's a much different life than the 1 I lived, since I was open from a very young age.
@astrolabe1976
Fred, what a remarkably well adjusted person you appear to be.
I am so proud of you, and am both cognizant and appreciative of
what additional difficulties you may have faced as a young person
of color! You are remarkable!
May G-D Bless You!
Ciao Bello!
Blaine
blainebill39 1 year ago
@astrolabe1976
Coming out is never easy, some socioligists and people in the psychiatric
field have theorized that queer(LGBT) people come out on a daily basis! When I was
a boy, not quite 18, I met, dated and fell in love with a boy named Bobby Griffith
(Prayers for Bobby). I had been out while in high school, but Bobbys' family was
ultra religious and could not accept or understand him.The pain of the closet and
their rejection was unbearable, and Bobby took his own life as a result!
blainebill39 1 year ago
@astrolabe1976
But I believe you my friend will be strong, and I am pleased that you will
be "out" in a far different world than the one that Bobby and I were out in!
We're not there yet but full inclusion is within sight!
Yeah!!!
Blaine
blainebill39 1 year ago
Fred, time really does heal all wounds. My heart was breaking for you when I watched this,but you're going to come out on the other side of it all stronger and free.
MarkyMico 1 year ago
@MarkyMico thank you!
astrolabe1976 1 year ago
It is sad that some have to lie to their family for fear of abandonment. I applaud you for coming out. It frees you from the weight of living a double life.
omegatopva 1 year ago
@omegatopva thank you!
astrolabe1976 1 year ago
@astrolabe1976 I came out to my family one year ago. It was not pleasant. I don't regret it. It freed me to live an honest life. I don't have much contact with them. They believe that ostracizing me will change my sexuality. I have learned that blood is not thicker than water and to celebrate holidays without them.
omegatopva 1 year ago
THE PRONOUN GAME :D
It's a good narrative. Well put together, and I like the use of negative space.
ps: 303s own.
HunsV 2 years ago
ur sexy as shit too :)
poopstainsz 2 years ago
Im 16 and its great you came out,, I came out to one girl :(
poopstainsz 2 years ago
Congrats! :D
U havta start somewhere man!
Im out to several ppl, ive started to lose track.. but they are all friends. Idk if ill ever be able to tell my family.
ianIPMian 2 years ago
Yay! Glad you got this into the archive. I always find it interesting hearing stories from people that actually did come out. It's a much different life than the 1 I lived, since I was open from a very young age.
tattooskin72 2 years ago
Thanks. Lots of useful advice.
maitriparamita 2 years ago