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It has always annoyed me when I come out to someone and the suddenly treat me differently. In my head I'm screaming "But I haven't changed, it's you who's changed. I'm the same person!"
But I've realized I do the same thing, but in the other direction. If I hear about a celebrity that has come out, I suddenly am interested in them. I try and see/listen to things with them in it. And not just big celebrities, authors, even small time ones, local media personalities, everyone. Not sure it's bad, but it's also not like they have changed, they still have the same level of ability in their field, I am just thinking of them differently.
I figured this out when a local DJ on Z104 came out on National Coming Out day this week. Suddenly I wanted to follow him on twitter and noted when he's on the air. I always suspected, since he has a lot of shows and events at one of our gay clubs. But I never was that interested in him until now.
Perception is everything.
But I've realized I do the same thing, but in the other direction. If I hear about a celebrity that has come out, I suddenly am interested in them. I try and see/listen to things with them in it. And not just big celebrities, authors, even small time ones, local media personalities, everyone. Not sure it's bad, but it's also not like they have changed, they still have the same level of ability in their field, I am just thinking of them differently.
I figured this out when a local DJ on Z104 came out on National Coming Out day this week. Suddenly I wanted to follow him on twitter and noted when he's on the air. I always suspected, since he has a lot of shows and events at one of our gay clubs. But I never was that interested in him until now.
Perception is everything.