I 'knew' i liked men from an early age. It was then a constant battle of willful ignorance, 'slips' into brief homosexual encounters followed by...
Hi everyone - I recently watched Jarrod Carmichael's HBO stand-up special - Rothaniel. I found his show insightful, humorous, and sadly poignant....
Hi Bastion - I think being in the closet causes me to hyper analyse things too much. It's as if I find just the right insight, everything will...
ha - love the fragments quote of yours. I think at times I put too much on my sexual identity which is counter productive. Closet can make...
Evening - sorry for the late reply. Sometimes i think my journey is a kin to an Esher drawing, an illusion of movement but returning to the same...
Evening - thank you for reading my post and replying. Admittedly I think I hit 'post' early :) My speculation was whether closeted people...
"There’s this thing in compsci that I remember, Recursion, where a specific function calls upon itself repeatedly in a program. So to solve the...
Hey - BBT :) Any capacity that we have as humans that allows us to connect to others is good fortune. Perhaps reverse the concept I was drawing...
Ha - fair point. I guess I should amend my previous point by saying that sharing something so intimate may allow for a deeper connection and...
@bsg75apollo - I read this post after a sleepless night of being distracted by my burgeoning desire to live an open life as a gay man. There are...
I don't think its about control. Perhaps re- framing how you approach being attracted to men and women, and how lucky you are to have this...
Thank you - really glad to be here. Looking forward to chatting with everyone!
Thanks Nick - i think that is the key. To find come out to the the core of my family, then the dominoes will fall
Thanks Dory! Dory is my niece's favorite character...makes her laugh and laugh
Thank you! Glad to have joined the forum. Cool avatar!
Hi Chip - Small world! NOVA's a cool place; moved here circa 3 yrs ago. I haven't the read Kort's book you mentioned, but I read his other book...
Hi David - thank you for the to welcome and guidance. I'm sorry you lost your soulmate. I know how crushing that can be. It seems you built a...
Perhaps the need to define one's sexuality is a desire for control or for power (by others and within ourselves). Great point about straights and...
Hi @Rebelrebel - like those above in this thread, I'm going through similar struggles. I grew up in grew up in a Catholic family who were kinda...
Hahaha - loved your post. I took the name Roy Batty (or Baty if referencing the book) here because Blade Runner was the first movie I remember...