Wow, good for you for being so brave! I’m very close to your age and I didn’t come out to my family until like 1998 or 1999. I had been openly gay in my friends circle since college, but I didn’t come out to my (ultra-religious) family until I brought home my first really serious boyfriend. It ended up being a non-issue and I wish I had come out years earlier.

I’m 54 and I’ll NEVER do that. Ain’t nothing better about it.

Similar sort of experience. True, it only gets better.

@@captaindangler1675 you just came out

Happy Pride ❤️🏳️‍🌈

I still wouldn't have come out. My parents and grandparents were very strait-laced and religious. My dad used various insults to describe gay men. Having said that, in his older years, I bought him a book, a crime novel for his birthday. He remarked that there were gay men amongst the characters. I didn't know. I now wonder whether he thought I was hinting about my sexuality. He didn't seem bothered, but I was oblivious to the content of the book, it was by an author I thought he liked

I’m not YOU, IM ME! 😀👍

Those people are most probably either old or don't follow pop culture.

Maybe but what are you going to to tell the gay and lesbian women being killed around the world? Define the We.

After you read some ignorant comments above, you’ll realize it’s important to come out

vous étiez déjà gay depuis toujours

She is not gay she keeps flipping. Let's just be honest many women do it to be trendy. It's so much easier for a woman to come out, they do not face the same career suicide.

Happy Pride❤🏳️‍🌈

@@BrokenRainbows Happy Pride to all of you🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈

Happy pride to you too!❤💙🧡💛💜💚

@markastoforoff7838 I'm thinking that should boost your self-esteem. Not recognizing the recent blizzard of no-talent "actors" curated to conform with social media trends CERTAINLY boosts mine!

@@TommyChardonneretRenee Rapp is a singer and actress, Sophia Bush is a popular actress. Daniel Bedingfield is a big deal. Just say you live under a rock and let’s call it a day

@@samsmith1875 Oh gee, oh gosh, good for you, Sammy Boy! So on just what day and date are you gonna be on TMZ Live's staff? You know, to trade back and forth nonsense about pop culture trivia (a redundancy if ever there was one!)? So very glad you also have perfected psychological projection in declaring it's me and not you living to this day "under a rock" of insignificance aggrandized! Just too, too polysyllabic for you? Then in dumbed down words even little you can possibly understand: So sad too bad, Sammy, you boy you!

Like how is it “hard” in America, in 2024, being a “celebrity”, to come out? Where is the act of heroism here?

Not sure about the USA but Lesbianism was never illegal in the UK and the Empire. This was because when the Act was presented to Queen Victoria for the Royal Assent she refused to sign it. She would not accept that women could be gay and engage in sexual acts with those of their own gender.

I guess if my Dad says it is bad it is bad.

Exactly!

When people are no longer killed and/or murdered for it.

In which world do you live ?! They're world famous to their parents and siblings, duh!

If you haven't heard of Renee Rapp & Jessica Ginning (Martha from Baby Reindeer) then you're either old or don't follow pop culture.

@@skf101 I'm old and what's a "cop vulture", young lady?

@@Pogouldangeliwitz Grandma you need to fix your glasses. FYI, I'm not a lady.

@@skf101 I'm blind, but it's that soprano tessitura that made me think you were a female.

If you keep it to yourself, then a gay kid will thunk that he/she is the only one in the world. The society needs visible role-models and these guys are attractive normal and gay! Kids need to see that to be normal!

Right, we shouldn't care about other people's sexuality. Yet young people may find some comfort in such a video, esp. when you consider that homophobic slurs are often used in everyday language. Likewise, gay prides would be unnecessary if gay people were treated just like everybody else, i.e. more respectfully.

no idea

i need a boyfriend too

Apparently, you're the only icon expert here.

Primarily because heterosexuality is biologically normal (not synonymous with "good" or "right") and historically, homosexuality has been regarded more often as "evil" or "wrong" than as the "no big deal" situation many view it as today. So, the act of coming out remains an affirmation of acceptance and a release of anxiety, moreso for the person coming out than for those who are being informed.

@@hummingbirdcity I agree with you but unfortunately in some environments, those who come out with their homosexuality should be ready to be bullied. Do you think that the police or someone else would react?

@@hummingbirdcity You cannot change other people and you should not have hope to change anyone for anything. People do change when they want to change. Some people come out to be accepted but this is possible in some cases but not all cases. I don't want to come out of how much money I have or what are my plans. If I do, I have to be ready for the consequences, and I don't want.

It's more about feeling integrated with oneself and not having to hide an important part of yourself forever. That's quite different from the insane agenda of the modern alphabet mafia.

@@hummingbirdcity Is it though? I see humans as being born with 2 sexualities. 1 an *extremely powerful* mental illusion generated by their Unconscious, which attempts to pair off people to maximise the children of the tribe. 1 their real one. When children are subject to modern, intense, mandatory education 🏫 it makes them experience *true stress,* which is when they are forced to perform above their capabilities. True stress causes the mind to reinvent itself and reprioritise to try and keep up with what is demanded from it. As it cannot achieve it in its current state. True stress naturally increases with education 🎓 intensity, because making the children be more capable is *literally the entire point.* Thus, the true stress causes the extremely powerful illusion sexuality to shatter (the one which tries to maximise the children 👶👶👶👶👶👶 of the tribe). Then their real one becomes dominant (straight, gay, bi, asexual, etc.). The illusionary sexuality made by the Unconscious is extremely difficult to make (humans take it for granted because humans are naturally ungrateful), so the Unconscious (see Dual Process Theory) does not even try to remake it. Thus, making the change permanent, even if the children become de-stressed later. ------------------------------------------- So I don't think what is biologically normal even is true heterosexuality. For example, if the Unconscious predicts a man being celibate will maximise the tribe's children, it will stop him being attracted to women. That is probably why they are so many deranged men who think they are heterosexual but cannot tolerate the presence of a woman. And throw a temper tantrum when around them. The Unconscious will only let them be attracted to women in theory. Never in practice.

Ummmm no thank you

The LGBTQ community will not accept him.

we've reclaimed the word. Some still don't like it because of the history, and fair enough, but many of us do

@@KnightRaymund most of the people "dont like is because of the history" are young people who have never had that world be derogatory to them at all.

Too much cheesitude too... 🥱

Nobody's are somebody's too.

@@davidyemm7910 A callar, plebeus!

Welcome to the club!

that llittle gay boy that has been told being gay is wrong and you burn in hell for it! He cares! He sees he is valid and not a shame or bad for being who he is! Taths who!!

There are *0* unambigious sins in the Bible ✝ (due to the New Testament). Even "do not murder" is only said to people trying to follow the Old Testament law.

@@UniDocs_Mahapushpa_Cyavana You got the Juice of my argument ... But what you are saying NOW is WRONG !!!

@@Chris-t4i It is objectively true. The New Testament ✝ is written in a way there are *0* unambigious sins. Anyone who thinks there is one has confirmation bias, is unimaginative, or is being intellectually dishonest.

@@UniDocs_Mahapushpa_Cyavana Zero unambiguous sins ??? .............................................. HOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW can you say THATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT ???

@@Chris-t4i Because I read it. 🙄