Seemed that once I started to Come Out everyone had to let me know they have a Gay brother, sister, uncle, aunt, best friend. I even had a great friend tell me his grandfather was Gay. Guess I'll be the Gay brother, uncle, friend for others in the future.
Isn't that kind of fun, though? I kind of want to be gay just so that my sister can have a gay brother. I feel like she'd love that.
That's funny cuz my 12 year old is actually very happy about me coming out cuz she looks forward to the idea of having two gay dads.
My mother's best friend since childhood is gay (man) and we think one of my cousins is gay (I think he is a junior or senior in HS now). There is probably more but time will reveal.
When I came out on Facebook a few months ago, I heard this line about 30 times that day. What's crazier is 3 times instead of hearing I have a gay ______, I heard "I am gay!"
Yes, one person having the guts to come out can have the effect of helping others come out as well. The did you know your Great Aunt _________ was gay made me think of my relatives, especially the older generation- the ones that were already much older than I am now when I was little but old enough to remember them in the early 80's. You know, the extremely happy, confident, fulfilled unmarried aunt or uncle who was always going on trips with friends and bringing you back cool souvenirs. I had one or two of those and I'm thinking about them now. Too bad Ancestry.com can't help you figure out how many of your ancestors were in the closet. But from now on at least some of us will leave marriage certificates for posterity. That's actually really cool when I think about it.
I've had one person Come as gay and one as Transgender. I can't believe the strange journey I'm on. ---------- Post added 17th Sep 2015 at 12:51 AM ---------- So know I have to find the "Cool " souvenirs. More pressure.
