----- Original Message -----
From: "Jake X" <starvingpoet@...>
To: <CONLANG@...>
Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2003 4:33 PM
Subject: Re: OT: Re: What? the clean-shaven outnumber the bearded?"YerUgly
Mug," etc.
> [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.
What about people other than your parents? I mean, are people at school so
accepting...or don't they know?
> Jake
>