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Coming Out | If people found out I could of been shunned…

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Ok, my coming out story is not as straight forward as most.  My story would start when I would of been about 13-15 where I would start to catch myself looking at guys and having some “fun” with a friend … Read the rest here

Coming Out | I think my family would be better off not knowing the ugliness that I am…

Posted 7 years ago Tagged

My coming out story has been many years in the process (just like my life, I guess.} About 18 months ago I reached out to an anonymous blogger who wrote a few articles about lesbian experiences. I did it as … Read the rest here

Coming Out | Because you have a voice, I’m slowly finding mine.

Posted 7 years ago Tagged

I need you to know what you have done to me recently… (I know what an opening line… right?)

I have just come out to a few friends, and I have started to get support from my new Facebook world: … Read the rest here

Coming Out | I kept telling myself “no, he’s a guy, and you’re a guy…”

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I guess my story starts in 5th grade, although I didn’t know I was gay at the time. There was this guy in my group of friends that I had a dream about. Not a completely appropriate dream might I … Read the rest here

Coming Out | I’m on my way to becoming the person I was meant to be…

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I’ve learned that everyone has problems in life – its dealing with people, not being gay that is one of life’s challenges. It’s worse than some things, but better than others. I feel no regrets for anything that has happened … Read the rest here

Coming Out | It took a few practice times, before I could say it out loud

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This is a huge step for me to write my experience. I don’t know the day I realized I was gay. I don’t remember when it dawned on me that I was only emotionally attracted to girls, and that I … Read the rest here

Coming Out | I wasn’t strong enough to be honest about who I am

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I’ve been following this blog for a while now and I love reading all these different stories, some are funny, others are sad, but the thing is… somehow I could relate to all of them. Looking back at where I … Read the rest here

Coming Out | I told only one other person

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I have read these stories for a long time now. They give me hope that someone like me can come out to my family without so much worry.

I came out to one person only, a dear friend.  He passed … Read the rest here

Coming Out | The Holy Ghost outed me to my mom!

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I will take the challenge and share my coming out story.

So, I was 23 or 24 and still living at home. Really, I was only sleeping at home.  I had 1 full time and 4 part time jobs and … Read the rest here

Coming Out | The answers to my prayers never came

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Many men come out of the closet as gay after they have been married to women. I get it. I have seen it. I know of many men that have done it. Under the best of circumstances, I can only … Read the rest here

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IN or OUT of Mormonism.

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6 hours ago

When Dodgers outfielder #12 Glenn Burke (1952–1995) raised his hand to congratulate Dusty Baker on his 30th home run on October 2, 1977, Baker slapped it. Burke then hit a home run himself, and Baker returned the gesture.

The duo are widely credited with introducing the high five. Yes, the same high-five we give today.

Burke was gay, and several teammates knew it long before the public did. In later interviews he said Dodgers executive Al Campanis offered him money to marry a woman, an offer he refused. In May 1978, the Dodgers traded him to the Oakland A’s.

Campanis denied that the trade had anything to do with Burke’s sexuality, but Baker later recalled asking the team’s trainer why Burke had been sent away and he was told, “They don’t want any gays on the team.”

Burke left the A’s in 1979 for treatment of a neck injury. He returned the following spring, suffered a knee injury and was sent to the minors in Ogden, Utah, where he quit professional baseball at 27. “It was more important to be myself than a baseball player,” he explained.

Glenn came out publicly in 1982 through an interview in Inside Sports. Outside professional baseball, he played in San Francisco’s gay softball leagues and competed in the Gay Games. His life was later mired with addiction and homelessness. He died of AIDS complications in 1995, at 42.

The Glenn Burke Wellness Clinic at the Oakland LGBTQ Community Center was founded in his honor. In June 2026, the Dodgers unveiled a permanent stadium tribute honoring Glenn Burke and Billy Bean.

October is LGBTQ+ History Month, a time to recognize the people who fought for our rights, shaped our culture and made life better for queer communities—including those whose stories are rarely told.
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8 hours ago

“Tuckshop” and “grab-and-go” on the same sign?? Please consult the gays before sending anything to print. 😂

I thought “TuckShop” was a drag show and “Sweet Treats” was the hostess. 💅

#GoUtah
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"It's okay to be gay, just don't act on it."

They say it soft, like Sunday School teachers breaking bad news gently, like they're doing you a favor by letting you exist. But it's never kindness—it's control with a smile.

They want you half-alive, present but not touching, visible but not loving. “It’s okay to be gay, as long as you don’t do gay things.” Be who we need, they say, not who you are.

Tell a straight person they can be straight but never act on it and watch them laugh—then wait until they realize that's exactly what they asked of you. And in those few moments of clarity they realize how foolish they sound.

They call it love.
You know it’s a cage.
Now they know too.
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