I was inspired to come out on FB

First off: I'm so sorry to everyone in the U.S. and everywhere else who are suffering from the terrible terror attack in Orlando.

Second: Wooh! Go you!! I'm so proud of you!!

 

Wow, baristajedi, congratulations on coming out in such a big way! I also felt strongly that I wanted to say something when I was looking at FB today, but I did not have your courage....Thank you for being an inspiration to the rest of us.

 

Well done, Jedi.

All of this has been tearing up my guts today.

I have been grateful that the President recognized this as a hateful, deadly act and made it no different from every shooting at a school, church, movie theater, or military base.

I have been worried about my mom with this, since my safety has been her biggest fear since Ihave come out. But I am so grateful that my family is getting to view this event through the eyes of having a gay loved one rather than buying into Pat Robertson-esque hate speach about how g.ay people brought this on themselves with their sin, or whatever is probably going around the news circles I don't follow.

I really wonder how much internalized homophobia could have been going on for the shooter. A passing dislike for homosexuality doesn't get you to pull the trigger that many times. But, if someone hates their own sexuality and hates themselves so much, I could totally imagine that burning, internalized hate as providing the fuel for this much death, especially towards people who were out and happy and proud of who they were.

 

I have not had the courage to come out on FB yet.....but this HAS lit a fire under me. Tomorrow is the day I will(try to) come out to my family.

My mother agreed that no one deserves to be shot because of who they love, so there's that at least...

 

Oh, wow, Gazelle, that really is good! You can build on something like that for your mom.

 

Way to go. It's been a rough day, I've tried to stay off FB and the news because I was so shook up. You're very brave facing tragedy head on and speaking out.

 

Here's hoping! :icon_bigg

 

Good for you baristajedi!! So brave of you to post this on social media.

I am sure a lot of us are shaken up today. Today is probably the first time that I truly felt sad about a tragedy like this. I know it sounds callous but most of the time I don't feel much when I see tragic events on the news (be it natural or human related). I grew up hearing stories of all kinds of persecutions (not lgbt related) and have become very desensitized. But today's is just way too personal

So glad other members might take this opportunity to come out! (no pressure at all). I just talked to my grandma (she saw the news too) and we both agreed no one should have their life taken away b/c of whom they might be attracted to. I am so happy I came out to my family last week. Otherwise, today's conversation might descend into a moral lecture on how dangerous being gay is and how I should stay away from them. I am just so happy my family can see that I am still the same person regardless of my orientation.

Since I don't have any gay friends in real life, I will give everyone a virtual hug here (&&&) stay strong!!

 

Virtual hug returned, yuanzi. (*hug*)

I really do hope I don't chicken out...

 

Good for you! I applaud you for not being discouraged by the recent events and instead doing this. Mad props!:eusa_clap

 

Good job, baristajedi! I'm very proud of you.

This has been a rough day for me, too. I was a little bit heartened reading Hillary's statement, she really has empathy for us in the LGBT community. But I made the mistake of reading my FB feed, too. I have a lot of Republican FB friends because I play in a country band in rural Illinois. There were some enormously hateful posts directed at President Obama and praising Donald Trump. Very hard to read.

Hang in there, everybody. And great job, baristajedi!

 

That's so great, I'm proud :eusa_clap

Even though I am not an American, I was crying myself to sleep and I still feel so sad and exhausted this morning. However it inspired me not to hide myself anymore for real now as well. We won't be silenced by a tragedy like this! ride:

 

Kudos Barista! The hate is incomprehensible and unfathomable. I just don't understand...

 

Good for you, BaristaJedi! I have been looking for a march or candlelight vigil to join and show my support, but haven't managed to find anything locally yet. I have been fully out for a few months, yet just last year the story would have made me intensely sad, and despair at the state of the world, but little more. Now I feel these are My People, and I am hurting with them. What a difference a few months makes!

 

Way to go girl! I'm proud of you for taking this huge step!!! ride:

I added a rainbow overlay to my FB picture yesterday (using Photoshop since FB decommissioned their page). I'm already out to most of my friends on FB, though I came out to a college buddy this morning who liked my new profile picture.