Hi, Man this freedom is exilerating and I am not 100% out of the closet yet. I can control my life rather than the closet controlling me. I can have gay friends. Actually talk gay stuff just as the straights did casually in the locker rooms or wherever they felt comfortable. I don't know how you communicate this to the teen just stepping into the closet. How come I have NEVER seen a public service announcement on this topic on TV? You would have thought that college student who committed suicide upon being outed would have inspired PSA's. We know the degree of suffering in the closet and I suspect it is long past time to make society aware of the suffering they cause. Being out is so $&@! Liberating.
You forget sometimes how burdensome hiding is. When you don't have to do it anymore, it feels like such a big relief!
Skiff, I love the quote. I put on my fav. pair of girlie jeans , let my hair down and walked into starbucks like I owned the place this morning. Felt soooo good to be me!!! Ameya
