National Coming Out Day
Is apparently today. In honour of this, I offer this:
I'm not sure if it will be as relevant to other people as it is to me, but it always makes me think about first impressions, looking past the mask and prejudices, and realising something new about yourself. Also, she sings backed by an orchestra, which I always enjoy.
I spent six years wrestling with my sexuality. That's a long time - by the end, it was a third of my life. I sometimes wish that I could go and have a chat with me at 16, to point out that all was not lost, my friends were not about to turn on me and I would have been VERY popular in one or two bars on or just off my route to and from school. Of all my regrets, that's my biggest.
Click to viewI'm not sure if it will be as relevant to other people as it is to me, but it always makes me think about first impressions, looking past the mask and prejudices, and realising something new about yourself. Also, she sings backed by an orchestra, which I always enjoy.
I spent six years wrestling with my sexuality. That's a long time - by the end, it was a third of my life. I sometimes wish that I could go and have a chat with me at 16, to point out that all was not lost, my friends were not about to turn on me and I would have been VERY popular in one or two bars on or just off my route to and from school. Of all my regrets, that's my biggest.