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leebenoit

Guest Blogging about Coming Out

Oct 12, 2011 21:01

Originally published at Lee Benoit Tales. You can comment here or there.

Yesterday was National Coming Out Day here in the States, and today is the same observance in the UK. I guest blogged about the process and purpose of coming out a Lisabet Sarai’s Beyond Romance blog. Have a look, eh?

Cheers,
Lee xo

writing, blogging around

Comments 5

rapidess October 13 2011, 06:33:15 UTC

Thank you for the link and of course for this post ^_^

leebenoit October 14 2011, 10:21:33 UTC

And thank you for commenting!
L xo

marasmine October 13 2011, 09:45:55 UTC

I did try and post a comment there but it might not have worked (it'll either show up twice or not at all!) so I thought I'd copy it to here.

It is a sad comment on our society that we can't be who we are easily unless we fit the "normal" stereotype and so much stress is incurred worrying about not being "normal". Difference should be celebrated not feared. I hope that brave people like you will bring that wonderful day so much closer.

I had my own little 'coming out' in July when I went to the UK LBGTQ Author Meet and met fifty new people who knew that I write m/m fiction - the fact that most of them were m/m writers too didn't make it any easier for me! There again meeting that many new people in any situation would be stressful for me. I'm looking forward to next year's Meet which won't be as scary.

"Servant of the Seasons" is a great story and I'm sure it will do well.

leebenoit October 14 2011, 10:27:47 UTC

I'm with you on the 'meeting new people' thing. In numbers like that? Scary!

The coming out stories that surprise me the most are those of young folks who fret and worry and hide, fearful of their parents' hostility, who discover their parents are allies after all. I wish we had a world where parents were easily, casually clear about their support of their kids no matter what. For too many, it just doesn't occur to them to build in support of "others" where heteronormative messages are ubiquitous. More work to do!

Thanks for writing!

L xo

leebenoit October 14 2011, 23:06:51 UTC

At the risk of sounding like an idiot, I really do believe that trans folk face a qualitatively different decision that GLB folk, in that sometimes their goal is to live unquestioned within their true gender identity. I wonder if that isn't more like what you contend with too?

Anyway, I adore slightly butch, slightly weird women. They're the most interesting!

Always lovely to hear from you!
L xo