National coming out day still means something, even as diverse identities become more accepted.
People still in the closet or deciding to take the plunge and come out clearly benefit from the outpouring of support today. But even if you came out of the womb in drag and belting Cher, we should all be paying attention.
It’s not often that we slow down to just listen to a stranger’s experience, unless it involves falling into a lion enclosure or some equally dramatic twist of fate.
But today is a chance to absorb everyday struggles and triumphs people in our community face, and that can only lead to greater understanding.
How about we take this to the next level?
Our newsletter is like a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.
Watch below as GLAAD chats with four young LGBTQ people about their coming out experience:
Sound off below and share how your coming out story is similar or different.
Tobi
I gave up on GLAAD the moment they declared that homosexual was now a derogatory term.
trusgold
I AM A BELIEVER IN COMING OUT IN STGES. SLOWLY YOU HAVE YOUR WHOLE LIFE FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW YOU ARE GAY. PARENS DO NOT HAVE ANY SPECIAL RIGHTS REGARDING YOUR SEX LIFE THEY REALLY ARE BETTER IN SOME CASES NOT KNOWING
trusgold
I HATE THE PRESSURE YOUNG GUYS FACE ABOUT COMING OUT. THEY NEED TO UNDERSTAND NOT EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO KNOW YOUR SEXUALITY. THAT INCLUDES PARENTS. GO SLOW BE AWARE THAT NOT EVERYONE IS OK WITH GAY GUYS ESPECIALLY IN HIGH SCHOOL
ErikO
Were any of these people bisexual? Why do they use the silly term queer?
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Danny279
So on Coming Out Day 2016, GLAAD – which was originally the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation – does a video with no lesbians, no bisexuals and a grand total of 1 gay person. Most of the video is taken up by 2 self-described “queers” and 1 transgender with pink hair who calls herself they/them. This is what happened to the gay rights movement when its so-called leaders embraced “LGBT” and the alphabet soup. Today, GLAAD does virtually nothing on gay rights and on fighting anti-gay/anti-lesbian defamation in the media.