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AgingAmerican

(12,958 posts)
10. One of my co-workers came out about 9 months ago
Sat Feb 2, 2013, 02:46 AM
Feb 2013

He is 28. He tried form age 18 to age 28 to 'pray away the gay'. He finally realized that it will never work. He wasted ten years trying. He says he is finally free. His office mate is the worst republican in our department. His office mate insists that 'it's a choice'. His office mate is a hopeless case.

He told me that he knew at age 12, when he saw his first porn magazine. He said he found himself more interested in the men in the images than the women. He said that was the moment he realized he was gay.

He is noticeably happier since he came out. He is scared to tell his father that he is gay, because his father might shoot him if he finds out. He told me that his fathers 'solution' to everything is to 'nuke it'. Nuke Iraq, nuke Iran, Nuke Afghanistan, nuke the liberals, nuke 'the soviets.' His father is a hopeless case.

My friend has metamorphized from hardcore republican to staunchly progressive since coming out. It's pretty amazing watching it unfold.



"I cannot fix my gay son" [View all] madinmaryland Feb 2013 OP
Got me. awesome!...nt pkdu Feb 2013 #1
Woohoo! Awesome Dad! nt Mnemosyne Feb 2013 #2
That is so fantastic! defacto7 Feb 2013 #3
Now that's a fortunate son! tblue Feb 2013 #4
that is a good dad! liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #5
Respect! Demo_Chris Feb 2013 #6
Kick! Heidi Feb 2013 #7
I love people like this Matariki Feb 2013 #8
I was going to post krispos42 Feb 2013 #9
One of my co-workers came out about 9 months ago AgingAmerican Feb 2013 #10
That happened to a friend of mine. wildeyed Feb 2013 #22
fix? mozan Feb 2013 #11
did you see both pictures? Skittles Feb 2013 #13
Welcome to DU, mozan! calimary Feb 2013 #32
Wow! I love it! frogmarch Feb 2013 #12
What a great father. UnrepentantLiberal Feb 2013 #14
Nor is mine. Scuba Feb 2013 #15
That came up on my page. Love it and K&R. Whovian Feb 2013 #16
I don't see pictures... druidity33 Feb 2013 #17
K&R - outstanding! secondwind Feb 2013 #18
Yip! No 1 Rule: ReRe Feb 2013 #19
Awesome pic, awesome dad. AverageJoe90 Feb 2013 #20
Super Kick SoapBox Feb 2013 #21
My thought exactly. Nothing broken. gtar100 Feb 2013 #23
An exceptional example of a true DAD! kwenu Feb 2013 #24
Nice. Stealing this :) /nt War Horse Feb 2013 #25
Noticed the added awareness of the Rainbow Colors in "NOT BROKEN". Super Dad, Indeed. libdem4life Feb 2013 #26
K&R this is a great visual, thank you for posting it idwiyo Feb 2013 #27
HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Feb 2013 #28
seth galifinakis? arely staircase Feb 2013 #29
Perfect. Rex Feb 2013 #30
"It" is just a part of being human, just like everything else NeeDeep Feb 2013 #31
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