tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815414794482894114.post1351723475437404973..comments2023-10-10T07:04:37.427-07:00Comments on Breaking the Silence: "OH, are you gay?!"LGBT Voiceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04588389608055410787noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815414794482894114.post-38380939631932249572013-01-20T00:49:01.006-07:002013-01-20T00:49:01.006-07:00I'm sorry I missed your question. I started d...I'm sorry I missed your question. I started dating a gay in early November and am very happy. <br /><br />I started coming out last May and initially was happy - had good support and responses. As the news settled some of that support waned. I was pretty down by October. I was coming out of that funk when I realized a guy I met in August was interested in dating. He felt he needed to give me some space since I was just coming out. <br /><br />He has been out for years. We are recognized as a gay couple. I have been pleasantly surprised at the acceptance. My friends/family who are not Mormon or Baptist are happy for us. Some of the Mormons and Baptists are coming along.Deanhttp://www.restlessnoun.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815414794482894114.post-13813773148758418812012-11-04T04:49:55.118-07:002012-11-04T04:49:55.118-07:00I'll be sure to let you know next Matturday. I...I'll be sure to let you know next Matturday. I mean, Saturday. In my next post. As for you, you come out when you come out. You're the only one who can weigh the consequences and rewards.<br /><br />Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03156523925956642311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815414794482894114.post-55067469428391290772012-11-03T23:14:07.165-07:002012-11-03T23:14:07.165-07:00Welcome! Great post.
"These reasons do not, ...Welcome! Great post.<br /><br />"These reasons do not, in my mind, excuse me for pretending to be straight. I’m not straight. If there’s anything I learned from BYU and Mormonism, it’s that pretending to be straight is a violence to my self. I was raised on stories of..." <br /><br />Amen, brother! Fantastic paragraph, right there.<br /><br />I'll be interested to hear what you come up with this week. If you decide to be more open, then that will serve to put more pressure on me to come out over here, doing which I am long overdue... *sigh*. There's something about that self-violence that's frustratingly addicting, at least in my experience.Trevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03258097334170692217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815414794482894114.post-61294988541241132662012-11-03T17:39:32.661-07:002012-11-03T17:39:32.661-07:00That's very interesting. I hadn't thought ...That's very interesting. I hadn't thought about it in terms of dating people who aren't out. Are you happier out than you were not out?Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03156523925956642311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815414794482894114.post-21620697088659727182012-11-03T17:24:12.134-07:002012-11-03T17:24:12.134-07:00I bust a gut every time I watch it. I bust a gut every time I watch it. Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03156523925956642311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815414794482894114.post-4738052851867010392012-11-03T17:12:35.196-07:002012-11-03T17:12:35.196-07:00It sounds like the laws in Japan are similar to th...It sounds like the laws in Japan are similar to those here in NC, except I can't be deported. I came out. I've been told that being out makes it harder to find people who are willing to date me since they are afraid about losing their jobs. I look forward to reading your posts.Deanhttp://www.restlessnoun.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815414794482894114.post-51392346337622261172012-11-03T13:22:24.777-07:002012-11-03T13:22:24.777-07:00That video was hilarious. Made even more so by the...That video was hilarious. Made even more so by the fact that I was on the phone with my mother so I kept having to turn it down. <br />And I'm glad you have joined the blog. I can't wait to hear more about your life. :)Dupreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968879156196070439noreply@blogger.com