New York Times pokrenuo sajt za coming out

[Popeye]

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011 ... g-out.html

Bullying and suicides of gay and lesbian teenagers are in the headlines, the military's “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy has been repealed, and the debate over same-sex marriage continues to divide the country. Against this backdrop, many L.G.B.T. youth wonder how accepting society will be.

inače, vrijedi pročitati priče ljudi, većinom tinejdžera...
And you have to see yourself for who you are. Courageous. Scared. Excited. Beautiful. Imperfect. Being gay, bi, or trans is just part of that. There is no right time to come out, just make sure it’s safe to do so. I can't tell you how things are going to go from here. Is your life going to get better or worse? Is it going to be hard or easy or something in between?

But I can tell you one thing. Being gay will be one of the best parts of yourself, because it is about who you love.
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That day, I got home, told my family, and they were all fine with it. Even my grandparents. If anything, my friends loved me more, and my mom's relationship with me grew stronger. I was so happy, I didn't know what to do with myself. I mean, what can you do with yourself when the day you think will never come finally comes? I've become so much happier, and so much more secure with myself since I finally worked up the courage to say what I said. I still get harassed, and I've even been threatened to be hanged, but me coming to terms with who I was meant that it's not my problem. If you don't like it, than it's your problem. I hear the words "faggot" and "queer" on a daily basis, but I wouldn't have changed my mind for anything. I've joined a church that accepts everyone, I'm a very religious boy, and I even have a date with someone. Being a teenager sucks, but accepting myself seemed to brighten the spectrum. I can honestly say without a doubt, it does get better.

[Popeye]

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011 ... r_story_17
ispovijest bivšeg autohomofoba:

Without any outlet for the aggression I had towards myself I turned to binge drinking. Binge drinking led to almost full on alcoholism into college and I was kicked out of a state university for being drunk in class and starting a fight with another, presumably gay, student.

I had to go to counseling where I learned how to cope with my drinking and my anger. I learned how to accept who I was, that I was gay, even if I still can’t admit it to anyone other than me. Coming out to myself was my biggest challenge and my greatest release from all the anger that controlled everything I was. I realize now how much pain and hurt I must have caused him. I regret everything I did to him. It was all the pain and hurt I couldn’t handle because I couldn’t come out to myself. I wish he could know how sorry I am now. I wish he could know that he was stronger than me.

[Popeye]

ok, ja sam se zarazio, ne mogu prestati citati price tih ljudi...

There is a difference between accepting yourself and embracing that identity. Acceptance is passive; I silently accepted myself but didn't allow my sexual orientation to impact my life. I didn't come out. I didn't hold back for fear of persecution or hatred, but for fear that with the last of my vulnerabilities out in the open I wouldn't be able to truly love the person I had become. I told myself that I wouldn't publicize my sexuality because it shouldn't affect how I am treated, and it shouldn't be the only quality that defines me. Both of these are true, but I used them as an excuse to hide myself from the world. It was an act of cowardice rationalized under the premise of taking a moral stance.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011 ... r_story_63

[pihach]

ides! 183 ispovijesti
ny times da pokrene takvu inicijativu, ne znam bas jel netkopredvidjao tako nesto...
drago mi je sto lgbti ima jos jedno virtualno mjesto za coming out.
vrijedi pratiti uploadanje prica i odjek u javnosti na inicijativu.

[call_me]

citam ih na fejsu. nevjerojatno dobra inicijativa. bijah iznenadjena. mada, njujorcani su podosta u tome aktivni.