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Pride 2017

Discussion in 'LGBT Later in Life' started by SiennaFire, Jun 10, 2017.

  1. SiennaFire

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    I attended Boston Pride today. This was my second Pride since coming out. While it’s always great to march and hear the positive cheers of the accepting crowd, I got a little emotional as I had a cathartic epiphany near the end of the parade route. I realized that 2 years after coming out, the hard stuff is behind me. I’ve come out, divorced, and shed my shame and internalized homophobia. I’m living authentically as a single, proud, gay man.

    For those of you who may be new and uncertain, have faith, for there is authentic happiness on the other side of the rainbow :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:ride:
     
    findingjoy and looking for me like this.
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    Very nice siennafire proud of you and while I still have a long road of uncertainty I deal with it is nice to hear of successful evolution from a hetero married man to the gay man you are , I have not gotten there just Yet
     
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    :slight_smile: :slight_smile: yes!!! This is such a wonderful post! So happy for you siennafire!!
     
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    Congratulations
     
  6. Rana

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    Congrats! I hope it was fun and inspiring.

    FYI, how do you guys like the new EC look? Does anyone know what happened to our public walls? I can't respond to old messages from people on my wall because there are no walls! LOL! What to do?
     
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    Hey Rana,

    There might be some instructions one day but for now here's what I've found:
    • Click your name at the top right and then on your name again - this is YOUR WALL
    • Click on the name of your "follower" and then again on their name - this is THEIR WALL and where you write to them.
    • You can also click on Show Conversation and write in there... I think. ;]
    Also, I just found the Preview Post. It's under More Options at the bottom here.
     
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    They've put the walls back online now. You can write to your friends like you could previously. I'm confused why the're now called followers though, not friends. :S
     
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    My way of celebrating Pride this year is the same as its been since I got "married". I sit here watching Pride Parade footage on Youtube and listening to techno music lol. Yeah....its getting old. I wanna have some real fun.
     
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    Thanks for the instructions guys. I think I finally got it. I was just looking for the word, "wall," and wondered why I can't see it. LOL. It was in front of my face the whole time, just not as a "wall."
     
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    Beautiful Beautiful Beautiful...:man_dancing::point_up::relaxed::raised_hands::thumbsup::two_men_holding_hands::two_men_holding_hands::two_men_holding_hands::two_men_holding_hands::two_women_holding_hands::two_women_holding_hands::two_women_holding_hands:
     
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    Now that the newness of the EC 2.0 platform has subsided :slight_smile:, thanks everyone for the kind words.
     
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    Good for you! That's a lot to go through!
    I'll be attending pride next week here. I am not as far along as you, but I am so glad the days of 'questioning' and doubt are over.Looking back of course it wasn't 'questing' it was denial.
     
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    Congratulations! Last year (and all the years before that) I couldn't even bring myself to attend our local Pride parade and festival as I didn't want anyone to even think that I was gay. Now that I've come out, divorced, and found a boyfriend I'm going to have a commercial booth at our Pride festival on July 9. What a year it's been (actually only 10 months)!