Jason Collins and Brittney Griner have made professional sports history by coming out in a patriarchal society. That means what each has courageously done is seen differently. Before going any further, I want to make clear that I applaud and appreciate NBA professional Jason Collins for coming out. As I wrote earlier, it continues to [...]
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Queer Talk: NBA Center Jason Collins Comes Out
Today NBA Center Jason Collins came out on the cover of Sports Illustrated, and praise comes from athletes, celebrities and politicos. Of course, there was also some negativity, too. From Sports Illustrated, (the story appears in the May 6, 2013 issue) Collins writes: Why NBA center Jason Collins is coming out now I’m a 34-year-old [...]
Queer Talk: Will Portman, Son of Sen. Rob Portman, Writes About “Coming Out”
At this point, just about everything being said and written about LGBTs is tied, directly or indirectly, to the SCOTUS hearings – tomorrow, it’s California’s Proposition 8; Wednesday, the Defense of Marriage Act is up. What follows is one person’s coming out story, and it’s related to a Republican senator who recently “came out” in [...]
Queer Talk: The Jodie Foster Coming Out Debate (VIDEO)
I very infrequently watch anything on television, and never watch the various “award” shows. As a result, it was the day after the Golden Globes that I became aware of the “coming out” part of Jodie Foster’s speech, which she made as she received a Lifetime Achievement Award. Since then, the various interpretations of the [...]
Queer Talk: Living Out Wherever You Are, Including ‘the South,’ Red and Rural Areas
I’ve written about this before – the “when” and “how” to come out – but thought about again today as I read a post at Northwest Public Radio, Rural Gay Community Living Out in Open. And that reminded me of an October article in the NY Times, We’re Here, We’re Queer, Y’all. Something that frustrates [...]
Queer Talk: Ellen
By Joyce L. Arnold She’s one of those people for whom a first name is all that’s required to be recognized: Ellen. DeGeneres, of course, is the last name. At least parts of her story are well known. Certainly her syndicated talk show, which enters its tenth season in September, is widely recognized. It is, [...]
Queer Talk: ‘This Is How Hate Sounds’
Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. A son, James, came out to his father, and the letter below is the response he got. With the post of the letter, this explanation: 5 years ago, I was disowned via letter when I came out to my father. This is how hate sounds. [...]
Queer Talk: ‘Openly Gay,’ Sally Ride, Chick-Fil-A & Hate Crimes
Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. Being “out” is personal, and it’s political. And while there are obvious differences, I include the “out” heterosexual supporters of LGBT equality. Not long ago I shared a marriage equality story on Facebook, a straight friend then shared it, and very quickly he was strongly [...]
Queer Talk: “Mommy, they are just like me.”
Time for a feel good, make you smile and maybe shed a few happy tears story. I consider myself very fortunate in that I’ve been honored to hear many coming out stories. Some include incredibly painful and even frightening details. Some have been laugh out loud fun. They’ve come from teenagers to a 60 something [...]
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