YES YES! Please read and share...and Noah Michelson gets it spot on! BEING OUT IS DIFFERENT FOR CELEBRITIES BECAUSE: And yes, that distinction matters and yes, being out publicly matters. Heres why: ... Coming out is a radical act capable of upending deep-seated assumptions about who someone is and challenging our fundamental beliefs about what that ultimately means for how we understand and treat them.... In a world where you can still go to Prison for being queer and hate crimes are still happening, its a powerful weapon that disarms people and changes minds. It makes it harder and harder for people to say I dont know anyone who is gay or All gay people are like this. And when minds change, so does our culture. Case in point: Republican Senator Rob Portman, who embraced marriage equality after his own son came out as gay.... READ WHOLE BLOG!
Posted on: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 23:50:58 +0000