This is one of the best "It Get's Better" Videos I have seen so far. Councilman Joel Burns comes out during a city council meeting in Texas joining the ranks of people spreading the positive message to GLBT teenagers.
I have been touched by many of the It Get's Better videos but this one touched me and gives me hope about social justice for the GLBT community.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Coming Out- One Year Later
I came across a great post on a popular forum for gay and bi guys and thought I share it with my readers who are thinking of coming out or have recently come out themselves:
This time last year was the time of the biggest upheaval I have had in my life. It dawned on me I have just had my 1 year anniversary so I thought I would post as a follow up to my thread from this time last year. (see this link coming out thread)
13 months ago I was a bored, lonely guy who genuinely believed would be alone for the rest of my life and never know what it would be like to have a special someone to love be loved.
13 months later how things have changed.
It all changed because I finally accepted that I deserved more than the lonely closeted existence I had created for my self. I finally decided to do something about things that were holding me back in life and preventing me from being happy.
The first thing was obvious ....... come out.
I had blogged on here my story and I received a lot of support during that time. I have removed the blogs now but my thanks remain for all the guys here who supported me at a time when I needed it most.
I will sum up and say that 13 months on, I now enjoy a relationship with a very beautiful man who means the world to me. We have been together for almost 6months and I have never been happier. I did have to kiss a few frogs to find my prince, but it is all part of the process that led me to him and I am thankful for that.
Just over 12 months ago I came out to my family and then over the next few months my friends and coworkers. Now I am a proud out gay man. My parents did not disown me, my friends did not disown me when I told them. Everyone has accepted me for who I am, and frankly my sexuality means little to them. It was I who had issues relating to my sexuality not them. But once I accepted that and finally did something about it, things changed for the better.
Soon I will introduce my partner to my family for the first time and that is something I am nervous about, but also excited. I previously could only ever dream I would introduce my "boyfriend" to my family, now it is a reality about to happen.
I guess the point to all this is, if you believe you do not deserve to be happy, YOU ARE WRONG. Everyone deserves to be happy. DO NOT prevent yourself from being who you are by worrying about what others may think. YOU matter. YOU are important. YOUR happiness is important.
Be YOU.
Be HAPPY.
Be FREE.
More next time.
This time last year was the time of the biggest upheaval I have had in my life. It dawned on me I have just had my 1 year anniversary so I thought I would post as a follow up to my thread from this time last year. (see this link coming out thread)
13 months ago I was a bored, lonely guy who genuinely believed would be alone for the rest of my life and never know what it would be like to have a special someone to love be loved.
13 months later how things have changed.
It all changed because I finally accepted that I deserved more than the lonely closeted existence I had created for my self. I finally decided to do something about things that were holding me back in life and preventing me from being happy.
The first thing was obvious ....... come out.
I had blogged on here my story and I received a lot of support during that time. I have removed the blogs now but my thanks remain for all the guys here who supported me at a time when I needed it most.
I will sum up and say that 13 months on, I now enjoy a relationship with a very beautiful man who means the world to me. We have been together for almost 6months and I have never been happier. I did have to kiss a few frogs to find my prince, but it is all part of the process that led me to him and I am thankful for that.
Just over 12 months ago I came out to my family and then over the next few months my friends and coworkers. Now I am a proud out gay man. My parents did not disown me, my friends did not disown me when I told them. Everyone has accepted me for who I am, and frankly my sexuality means little to them. It was I who had issues relating to my sexuality not them. But once I accepted that and finally did something about it, things changed for the better.
Soon I will introduce my partner to my family for the first time and that is something I am nervous about, but also excited. I previously could only ever dream I would introduce my "boyfriend" to my family, now it is a reality about to happen.
I guess the point to all this is, if you believe you do not deserve to be happy, YOU ARE WRONG. Everyone deserves to be happy. DO NOT prevent yourself from being who you are by worrying about what others may think. YOU matter. YOU are important. YOUR happiness is important.
Be YOU.
Be HAPPY.
Be FREE.
More next time.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Celebrities Address Gay Suicide Epidemic
There have been 10 gay suicides last month and celebrities are doing their part to reduce future numbers. Ellen has produce an independent video making an emotional plea for gay teens contemplating suicide to seek help.
The It Gets Better Project has been launched which shows the GLBT community can lead rewarding, happy lives and gives hope to young gay individuals.
Stand up to homophobia, gay bullying is a hate crime and a national tragedy. More next time.
The It Gets Better Project has been launched which shows the GLBT community can lead rewarding, happy lives and gives hope to young gay individuals.
Stand up to homophobia, gay bullying is a hate crime and a national tragedy. More next time.
Tipping Point for Gay Marriage
A story today from Yahoo News about a national poll shows 50% of the country is now in support of gay marriage. The poll Yahoo has conducted of their own users show a bit higher results of 62% currently in favor of it. Are we at tipping point in America in terms of support for gay marriage and attitudes about the GLBT community?
In terms of support from the general public I think yes. As the younger generations have influenced social and political change and are voicing their opinions about the right to marry. It's a well known fact that if you're not not somewhat open minded about these things and you're in high school or especially college you not going to make friends easily.
It also isn't with younger teenagers and college students but also older generations who may wonder if their kids are bisexual or gay. Would they take rights away from their own children or deny them the right to get married? Probably not and living with the cognitive dissonance of denying basic rights for your children yet wanting them to live a happy meaningful life lead to acceptance eventually
Slowly but surely. More next time.
In terms of support from the general public I think yes. As the younger generations have influenced social and political change and are voicing their opinions about the right to marry. It's a well known fact that if you're not not somewhat open minded about these things and you're in high school or especially college you not going to make friends easily.
It also isn't with younger teenagers and college students but also older generations who may wonder if their kids are bisexual or gay. Would they take rights away from their own children or deny them the right to get married? Probably not and living with the cognitive dissonance of denying basic rights for your children yet wanting them to live a happy meaningful life lead to acceptance eventually
Slowly but surely. More next time.
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