The other threads made me think about my friend and some people Ive worked with. I like my friends so I try and do things they like to do. I go to movies they like or visit a friends gallery to show them that what they do is supported by people who care and yadda yadda yadda. But when I think about some of the things I do with my gay friends they're not acts of support for their career or life choices, they're acts of support for simple things that we take for granted like going to a bar or a club or a parade. Things we don't second guess are big steps to live a normal life for others.
I worked with a 17 year old kid who is pretty effeminate. I'm almost 100% sure he is gay but he can't come out because he is mommas only boy and the whole community knows him on sight. The weird thing is he has no real concept of hetero attraction so he sees attractive women and kind of mentions them but turns to me for approval. It kills me to see this kid be made confused instead of accepted for who he is. He is a great kid, a serious catch for any church. He is religious and volunteers a lot but he will never be accepted here. God knows I'm straight but I don't want to be anyone's heterosexual role model. For that I turn to the Fonz! Ayyyyyy
I worked with a 17 year old kid who is pretty effeminate. I'm almost 100% sure he is gay but he can't come out because he is mommas only boy and the whole community knows him on sight. The weird thing is he has no real concept of hetero attraction so he sees attractive women and kind of mentions them but turns to me for approval. It kills me to see this kid be made confused instead of accepted for who he is. He is a great kid, a serious catch for any church. He is religious and volunteers a lot but he will never be accepted here. God knows I'm straight but I don't want to be anyone's heterosexual role model. For that I turn to the Fonz! Ayyyyyy