Comments on: Neff: Yep, I’m gay http://www.365gay.com/opinion/neff-yep-im-gay/ The daily news source for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:11:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Gerald Callaio http://www.365gay.com/opinion/neff-yep-im-gay/comment-page-1/#comment-74054 Gerald Callaio Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:54:39 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=9876#comment-74054 Interesting article....you are correct...we all come out each and every day and many times. I've been with my partner for 26 years and I too always have to explain our relationship. Why is he on the house deed? Why do you have a joint bank account? It never ends....and now I'm on Facebook....so it will happen again...I just try and keep my sense of humor. Interesting article….you are correct…we all come out each and every day and many times. I’ve been with my partner for 26 years and I too always have to explain our relationship. Why is he on the house deed? Why do you have a joint bank account? It never ends….and now I’m on Facebook….so it will happen again…I just try and keep my sense of humor.

]]> By: oda http://www.365gay.com/opinion/neff-yep-im-gay/comment-page-1/#comment-73726 oda Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:30:29 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=9876#comment-73726 Hi, I am a college student and am studying about gay’s movements, sexual orientation and so on. I think it is amazing that there is a National Coming Out Day in America. I mean that I am Japanese and I've never heard that my country has the day. So having the day is great for all people. I came out to my some friends few years ago, but I needed to have chances to come out. I mean I just cannot say "I am a gay." with no trigger. There are more chances if we have such a great opportunity to come out. I will try to come out to my some Japanese friends on Oct. 11. (Because all my American friends already know I am gay.)I am a little bit nervous about it, but I will do it as many as I can. Hi, I am a college student and am studying about gay’s movements, sexual orientation and so on. I think it is amazing that there is a National Coming Out Day in America. I mean that I am Japanese and I’ve never heard that my country has the day. So having the day is great for all people. I came out to my some friends few years ago, but I needed to have chances to come out. I mean I just cannot say “I am a gay.” with no trigger. There are more chances if we have such a great opportunity to come out.
I will try to come out to my some Japanese friends on Oct. 11. (Because all my American friends already know I am gay.)I am a little bit nervous about it, but I will do it as many as I can.

]]> By: Cheri Hutson http://www.365gay.com/opinion/neff-yep-im-gay/comment-page-1/#comment-73704 Cheri Hutson Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:39:17 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=9876#comment-73704 I wish I could, but its a little hard when your girlfriend is military. We just moved to a small town in SD and I'm the roomate/friend who came along. I wish I could, but its a little hard when your girlfriend is military. We just moved to a small town in SD and I’m the roomate/friend who came along.

]]> By: Dr. Peter http://www.365gay.com/opinion/neff-yep-im-gay/comment-page-1/#comment-73695 Dr. Peter Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:59:37 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=9876#comment-73695 Ms. Neff: As the so called 'religious' would say....AMEN.....as my response to your wonderful article. Respectfully Ms. Neff:

As the so called ‘religious’ would say….AMEN…..as my response to your wonderful article.
Respectfully

]]> By: Facebook User http://www.365gay.com/opinion/neff-yep-im-gay/comment-page-1/#comment-73691 Facebook User Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:50:47 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=9876#comment-73691 While I relate to your tech support story, and your medical story I have to say that the theme of the article overall does not sit well with me. We should not be thinking of these moments as "coming out" moments. It inputs way to much burden on them. We should be encouraging a general mental attitude where we don't think about "coming out" we don't think about the fact that we are gay. I resent the fact that depending on where I am I still have to think about these moments, and in some places I have to consider how much PDA I do or do not engage in with my partner (obviously beyond just general PDA etiquette). What we should be encouraging is as much un-self consciousness about our lives as we can possibly muster. I have found universally that it does more to impact people then "coming out" moments ever do. I look forward to the day where who a person is interested doesn't come with a gender/sex assumption at all. While I relate to your tech support story, and your medical story I have to say that the theme of the article overall does not sit well with me. We should not be thinking of these moments as “coming out” moments. It inputs way to much burden on them. We should be encouraging a general mental attitude where we don’t think about “coming out” we don’t think about the fact that we are gay. I resent the fact that depending on where I am I still have to think about these moments, and in some places I have to consider how much PDA I do or do not engage in with my partner (obviously beyond just general PDA etiquette). What we should be encouraging is as much un-self consciousness about our lives as we can possibly muster. I have found universally that it does more to impact people then “coming out” moments ever do. I look forward to the day where who a person is interested doesn’t come with a gender/sex assumption at all.

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