OT: 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

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