i am a son, brother, friend, student...and gay
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i am a son, brother, friend, student...and gay
Well, first of all, I'd like to thank you, whoever you are, for reading this thread...
I don't really know why I decided write this or make my thoughts and opinions public...but I guess everybody wants to be heard in some form or fashion. Well as the title would indicate, I'm gay. It wasn't easy to accept, especially growing up in a traditional and religious household, knowing what the Bible has to say about it...but there's not much I can do about that at the moment. Personally, I didn't choose to be this way nor do I feel the need to embrace it by becoming just another stereotype. I'm just a normal teenager going through the college phase of life, trying to better mold myself into the person I aspire to be and the life I'd like to have. I still hold many of my religious upbringings close and try to live as "righteous" as possible, ironically enough. I probably give off the goody-two-shoes vibe because of my meek and obsequious nature, and I can honestly say that I'm not far from that. Apart from not being a stereotypical gay man, I don't really think I'd fall under the negative connotation of being a college student. It's not that I consider myself any better or unique in comparison to others, because I'm simply just average. I've always thought that just because I'm gay, a relatively small part of who I am, it doesn't mean it should dominate my personality or be broadcasted through my words or actions. I've yet to meet another gay individual who is similar to myself, but that's probably because I couldn't tell that they were in fact gay. It would be silly of me to not recognize the fact that there are others who feel the same way. I didn't really develop any of these ideas until after I accepted myself, because I was trying to ignore this aspect of myself altogther. Being gay isn't something that I readily associate myself with, because I am so many other things besides. And maybe, that was my point in writing this thread, to let others know that not all gay people fall under the stereotype projected on silver screens by Hollywood, or by those on the far right that would probably insist that we all have AIDS. I'm very much a firm believer in saving yourself for the "right" one, who that is for me, I've yet to find but hope we do, indeed, find eachother. I don't really have anything else at the moment, and I know I didn't really leave much to comment on, so I'll leave you to ask me any question, in which I'll do my best to answer, or post your story...gay, lesbian, straight...you all have a story.
I don't really know why I decided write this or make my thoughts and opinions public...but I guess everybody wants to be heard in some form or fashion. Well as the title would indicate, I'm gay. It wasn't easy to accept, especially growing up in a traditional and religious household, knowing what the Bible has to say about it...but there's not much I can do about that at the moment. Personally, I didn't choose to be this way nor do I feel the need to embrace it by becoming just another stereotype. I'm just a normal teenager going through the college phase of life, trying to better mold myself into the person I aspire to be and the life I'd like to have. I still hold many of my religious upbringings close and try to live as "righteous" as possible, ironically enough. I probably give off the goody-two-shoes vibe because of my meek and obsequious nature, and I can honestly say that I'm not far from that. Apart from not being a stereotypical gay man, I don't really think I'd fall under the negative connotation of being a college student. It's not that I consider myself any better or unique in comparison to others, because I'm simply just average. I've always thought that just because I'm gay, a relatively small part of who I am, it doesn't mean it should dominate my personality or be broadcasted through my words or actions. I've yet to meet another gay individual who is similar to myself, but that's probably because I couldn't tell that they were in fact gay. It would be silly of me to not recognize the fact that there are others who feel the same way. I didn't really develop any of these ideas until after I accepted myself, because I was trying to ignore this aspect of myself altogther. Being gay isn't something that I readily associate myself with, because I am so many other things besides. And maybe, that was my point in writing this thread, to let others know that not all gay people fall under the stereotype projected on silver screens by Hollywood, or by those on the far right that would probably insist that we all have AIDS. I'm very much a firm believer in saving yourself for the "right" one, who that is for me, I've yet to find but hope we do, indeed, find eachother. I don't really have anything else at the moment, and I know I didn't really leave much to comment on, so I'll leave you to ask me any question, in which I'll do my best to answer, or post your story...gay, lesbian, straight...you all have a story.
