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As far as anyone in real life knows, I am a gay man attracted to adults. I can easily pass as straight because I wasn't born with a flamboyant personality. Before I came out, I remember all the horrible things people would say about gay people, assuming I was straight and I would agree. Once I was out, those comments immediately stopped. In some ways there was clarity in knowing what someone really thought about "people like me" and not wondering if they are really on my side or just being polite. I have also wondered if they are too cowardly to say what they really think to my face or if they do respect me as a person and learning I was gay changed their perspective. Now I go through the very same thing when people talk about pedophiles. I don't know in what world I could be an "out" boylover, but at least in the mean time life has provided me some skills to not internalize their comments. Thanks for sharing. Believe it or not, we're all on this planet together... |