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Straight Christian man lives as gay man for a year

Discussion in 'Current Events, World News, & LGBT News' started by Chip, Oct 14, 2012.

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  1. Chip

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    Wow. In a project reminiscent of "Black Like Me" in the early 60s, a straight Christian man (a Liberty U, conservative, graduate) "came out" to all his friends and family for a year, lived fully as a gay man, and has now written about the experience.

    Read the HuffPost article here.
     
    #1 Chip, Oct 14, 2012
  2. TheLovelyAudrey

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    I am going to read the book just to find out his mom's reaction to discovering its just a experiment :lol:

    Sorry if that sounds cold hearted.
     
    #2 TheLovelyAudrey, Oct 14, 2012
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    ...huh. I'm actually interested. I'll have to see if I can get a copy of that book and read it.
     
    #3 Caoimhe Fayre, Oct 14, 2012
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    I bet it's like pretending to be straight.... only that's pretending to be the norm and not a minority. =/ Kudos to this guy! :thumbsup:

    I wish I could just be like "Just kidding you guys! I'm totally into dudes!" I'm sure it would make people breathe a sigh of relief xD
     
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    I hate to be the negative nancy here, but what was the point of him doing this? Why couldn't they just give an actual gay person a book deal? I don't get it.
     
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    I am glad that he made the effort to empathize and that it changed him.
     
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