Today is the 20th anniversary of National Coming Out Day.
Coming out is not walking up to your friends and family and saying “hey, I’m gay.” Don’t get me wrong, that CAN be part of it, but coming out is something bigger than that. Coming out is accepting an aspect of who you are. It’s taking that acceptance and incorporating that aspect of yourself into the whole so you can live as a complete person. It’s, eventually, acknowledging that part of yourself to others so that they can choose whether or not you, the real you, is someone they can accept.
While typically we hear the term used with respect to, and indeed the day is largely devoted to, the GLBT community, I don’t think coming out is limited to any specific group of people. We all have things in our lives that we ought to accept and embrace as being an integral part of ourselves. With that in mind, take the time to celebrate National Coming Out Day, regardless of your sexual orientation.
HAPPY NATIONAL COMING OUT DAY!
Here’s a great contribution from two lesbian women to commemorate the National Coming Out Day:
The Ultimate Coming Out – Wow!
You can also go directly to FaithoftheAbomination.com. Their story will be told in a documentary film. I feel this will be groundbreaking for the GLBT community.
Absolutely Amazing Post! I love how you made “Coming Out” relevant to everyone without regard to sexual orientation. I think sometimes we tend to forget that most everyone has a part within them that they either refuse to admit or try to hide from others because of fear of rejection. Thank-you!
We all have things in our lives that we ought to accept and embrace as being an integral part of ourselves. With that in mind, take the time to celebrate National Coming Out Day, regardless of your sexual orientation.
I think I might be a libertarian.