Re: OT: Coming Out (was: Re: OT: Re: What? the clean-shaven outnumber the bearded?)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jake X" <starvingpoet@...>
To: <CONLANG@...>
Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2003 5:53 PM
Subject: Coming Out (was: Re: OT: Re: What? the clean-shaven outnumber the
bearded?)


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joe" <joe@...>
> To: <CONLANG@...>
> Sent: 24 May, 2003 11:57
> Subject: Re: OT: Re: What? the clean-shaven outnumber the bearded?"YerUgly
> Mug," etc.
>
>
> > ----- 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?
>
> Well, I was completely out at my old school, but I changed schools
> for high school, and not everyone knows here.  At this stage it is
> possible to only be out to the people who will be accepting.
> But that doesn't last, as I learned last time I came out
> (don't you hate the idea that just be moving, everyone will
> re-assume you're straight?  It's so frustrating...)
>
> Jake
>
Well, I would hope that people assume I'm straight...I am. ;-)

So...at your old school, did you get any trouble?  I don't know about your
side of the pond, but over here, children seem to be pretty homophobic at
times...

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