Shout! A Coming Out Story
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Ciao Bello!
Curt "Amico Mio"! Though you and I are contemporaries, I was out slightly earlier than you however, that doesn't make Bobby Griffiths' (Prayers for Bobby) old lover/boyfriend "Blaine" here, any less proud of you! In fact that you have, as do I all that "History" to share with younger folks, embarking on the process themselves increases my "Pride" in you by multiples!
Blaine
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well, the endless coming out is necessary because of the endless ignorance surrounding us! and the endless messages (idden or explicit) trying to make you invisible. If they see you, they'll have to cope with the idea that all that suffering for fitting in and survive was unnecessary. And you are bigger than their behavior-controlling giant and bigger than all the stupid sacrifices and denials they have done. So they must make you invisible or they'll see their meaningless pain.
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Sorry about my mistake. It is GLAAD as you know. Embarrassing. Result of trying to type too fast. Regarding MAKING LOVE, I checked an old storage box, and there it was. Watched it again last night.. Re-feel in love with MO. The film made me realize never to tell another guy that I loved him too soon.
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Coming out is an ongoing process. I got a kick out of you liking MAKING LOVE. I may have watched it more than you. I really liked MO. I learned from that film not to tell someone that you love them right away, On another blog I liked the guy's comment that it is more difficult to stay in the closet than it is coming out.
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Ciao Bello Curt!
What a great video and incredible story. What strikes me most about it though,
is just how universal it is! I too remember being a 16yr old in a dark crowded
theater to see "Making Love"! I came out to my mother just before my 16th
birthday, she couldn't handle it and flew with me to Northern California, where
she was delivering me to my father.
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While ordering lunch in a cafe a very cute
young server was sending me the signals, unbeknownst to my folks! I wouldn't
actually meet this young man for another year. He cruised me on an empty
BART train and introduced himself as Bobby Griffith(Prayers for Bobby) I was
still in school, but my dear father would allow Bobby to stay at our place
on the weekends, especially when things weren't so good at home! I amazes me
to reflect on just what a different time it was!
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You and Sandy are darling in that
old "Camp" photo of yours. You both look like you could be members of the
"Brat Pack"! Fom a cute young boy, to a handsome, well adjusted grown man
you've become it's inspiring. I believe it important, and pardon the cliche, to
share both our tragedies and triumphs with these brave younger people coming out!
The paradigm shift in thought and attitude today, from what it was is breathtaking!
Thank you sharing your story!
Blaine
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Curt--ATTENTION--On Dec.7, Sundance Channel will begin airing a series called GIRLS WHO LIKE BOYS WHO LIKE BOYS. Sounds fun. Already garnered a GLLAD nomination. Google has the information.
tahoemack 1 year ago
@tahoemack Thanks for the heads up. Just the title alone is WIN.
:-)
OhCurt 1 year ago
OMG!! Great vid Curt YOU are AWESOME!! I especially like the part about how coming out is an ongoing process. Yours truly has been out since '91..COMPLETELY out at work and in life. We recently hired a new guy at work.. He said to me.."you keep talking about this guy named Dave.."..Here we go again. I said.."well..Dave is my partner..I am gay and he is my partner." Straight people don't have to that. The guy said.."oh..cool.(You gotta love those 20 somethings!) ..never ends..
stoner829 1 year ago
@stoner829 Thanks!
And congrats on 19 years!
:-)
That workplace scenario is one I can relate to. It's situations like these that prove that it does need to come up as its own topic sometimes. Good that his reaction skewed toward the positive/supportive.
OhCurt 1 year ago
I must say you seem very straight-acting (I hate that term) a stranger would never guess you're gay unless you told them.
separatesix 1 year ago
@separatesix From what I can tell, that term (agreed, it's pretty silly) varies by definition from one person to the next. Some have acted like this was a surprise with me, others have had the "well DUH" reaction/response.
OhCurt 1 year ago