Retired firefighter and veteran comes out as gay — in his obituary - eviltoast
  • rhacer@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Truly a tragedy when people cannot live their lives because of fear.

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      5 months ago

      This is the part I try so hard to communicate to bigots when they go on about how gayness is just in fashion these days.

      I’ll pass them this article. That straight world they remember so fondly existed because they pushed men like this into the closet with their bigotry.

      They’ll probably say something like, “Well they flaunt it and shove it in my face now.”

      I wish the world would just be cool.

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      5 months ago

      i came out at almost 30 and i will regret waiting that long for the rest of my life; but seeing people live with the entirety of their lives in the closet is heart breaking because it defines a life of seclusion due to fear at the same time when teenagers and 20-somethings are coming out and living their lives as they truly are.