Coming Out Quietly...

[princealbertofb]

Here's an interesting article about how men and women of prominence are now coming out quietly, in a matter-of-fact way. This article looks at how things are in the celebrity world (in some countries, of course)
http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/...m-gay.html
also this one:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/darnell-l-...53017.html

[ceez]

I think somehow everyone knew Anderson Cooper is gay, but Frank Ocean's coming out did surprise me. also Jay-Z(hiphop artist) who has already done a number of songs with Frank Ocean released a statement saying that he supports gay marriage, it didn't get a lot of press though.
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/j...e-20120515

[Bowyn Aerrow]

A quiet, no fuss, simple 'I'm gay' is ok I guess.

I gathered that Cooper was gay by things he said off stage (off the news, on other shows). he didn't make a big deal about it, and that is how we should really be going about it.

Simply letting it slip out, or talking about our significant others should be the way it is 'told'. We don't need fanfare, and we don't need to make a huge fuss over it. Straights don't make a big fuss about their sexuality, we should need to either.

Yes I understand that coming out to family is stressful, especially with how some people get all drama queen when their kid turns out to be 'that way'. But, I feel our comfort level in society would be better served if we treat our sexuality as if it is yet one more mundane factoid, and not allow society to force us to make it into a much bigger deal than it should be.

[pellaz]

you cant tell someone the when, where and how.
the more high profile cases are really about money, image..

[Nick9]

Bowyn, can't the fuss about celebrities coming out help straight people get used to the idea? I bet there are a lot of homophobic people among their fans, maybe they will at least think about it...
I don't know... wishful thinking?