[stoUn r\oUt]:
> >I am more than ten years younger than you (15) and gay. So our torches
> >are still burning, I'd say. Also, we're coming out much earlier than
your
> >generation did.
>
> And you're 33 years younger than me. Coming out at 15 puts you far ahead
of
> me, and I came out young for my time (I was 18).
>
> I'm happy you feel able to be yourself so early as I hope if affords you
> accepting yourself earlier, but I'm also honestly concerned for the
> animosity someone so young would face. In the USA, a 15 year old is still
a
> dependant of/on his/her parents.
I came out at thirteen. ;-)
And I'm very lucky to have accepting parents
(my father has considered himself bisexual
for a long time, though I don't think he has ever
done anything with a man). If they weren't so
accepting, I probably would have waited longer.
Jake