the glass closet - Page 4

HighClassHo · #16 04-05-2007, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by PK!!

i think we would progress better not by outing people who don't want their personal lives made public, but by segregating ourselves from worthless faggots like you, HighClassHo.

and for the record, I don't think Jodie Foster and Anderson Cooper deny they are gay. they just don't talk much about their personal lives. which is fine. they, like me, think there is more to them than just being gay. but, if they came out and started marching in the parades that would be the only quality that would be focused upon.

where is the human rights in taking someone's right and their partner's right to privacy away from them? i could see it if they were the type to be tabloid wet dreams, but they are not. they are very private people who are very good at what they do.

and the kettle says to the pot...

Hayden Hennessy · #17 04-05-2007, 12:58 AM

WOW, another reason perez hilton needs to be the victim of a hate-crime!

Leave these people alone! They've worked all their lives to be as successful as they are & dont want to be just the "dyke actress" or the "thinking-man's homo newscaster", which they would be if they officially came out.

isnt it enough to just know that they are w/out some big lance bass-style parade?

HighClassHo · #18 04-05-2007, 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Hayden Hennessy

WOW, another reason perez hilton needs to be the victim of a hate-crime!

Leave these people alone! They've worked all their lives to be as successful as they are & dont want to be just the "dyke actress" or the "thinking-man's homo newscaster", which they would be if they officially came out.

isnt it enough to just know that they are w/out some big lance bass-style parade?

not to defend perez but he doesn't work at that magazine. I mean this goes beyond that fat loser, I guess there is a big chunk of the gay population that is simply tired of the closet still existing. We should be past it, period.

sick_chick · #19 04-05-2007, 03:32 AM

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Originally Posted by bootsoffire

I think it's Anderson Cooper, he is a presenter on CNN (or at least he used to be?)

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twenty-seven · #20 04-05-2007, 03:59 AM

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Originally Posted by HighClassHo

not to defend perez but he doesn't work at that magazine. I mean this goes beyond that fat loser, I guess there is a big chunk of the gay population that is simply tired of the closet still existing. We should be past it, period.

There are many reasons why people don't want to exit the closet - and that's all on them. If they want to stay inside it (whether it's "glass" or not), that's their business.

When you vote, when you donate and when you're in a position where you can show people by example what is possible (like Jodie and Anderson - even though they don't pride parade every day) - you're doing a lot to push the cause. You don't have to march in public wearing feather boas or even go to rallies. It's not about how physically vocal you are, it's about doing what's right for you - and any gay person is going to make choices that forward the gay cause (even if they're not outwardly seen).

We should be past the closet, but that's not how our society works. One day it might be different, but now, we're stuck with what we've got. It's all about perception and leadership. I really respect Anderson Cooper for the way that he deals with the situation. Everyone is different. Period.