My Coming Out Story: Emma
Seriously submit yours, it’s a cool feeling.
| Religion Teacher: | Beauty is OBJECTIVE. |
| Me: | Well that is most certainly not true. |
| Religion Teacher: | (to random girl) Megan, would you rather look at a sunset on your deathbed or a puddle of mud? |
| Megan: | A sunset. |
| Religion Teacher: | Exactly. |
| Me: | That example does not cover any other kinds of beauty whatsoever. |
| Religion Teacher: | Let's say I'm on my deathbed. Do you think I would rather listen to death metal or Mozart? |
| Me: | Let's say I'm a huuuuge death metal fan. If I'm on my deathbed, do you think I would rather listen to music I find repugnant (Mozart) instead of music I love (death metal)? |
| Religion Teacher: | So you're telling me that on your deathbed you'd rather look at a Pollock painting than a Rembrandt? |
| Me: | Hell yes. |
theclosetproject is a place for people to share their Coming Out Stories be they positive or negative experiences. Our hope is to show any closeted LGBTQ person out there that coming out is a good thing and when more people come out, more pro-LGBT legislation will pass. Imagine if every closeted…