Dad jokes strike again

I remember when I was in college, I went to a close friend's childhood home for Thanksgiving dinner with his family. My friend was openly gay at school, but he hadn't told his parents yet at the time. While we helped his mom prepare dinner in the kitchen, she told us a story about a kid in her class who was afraid of coming out to his parents. “I just feel so much for this child who believes there's a possibility that his parents won't accept and love him. That must be so hard.” To me, she was…

A fun fact about me is that not only am I gay , but I'm also a homosexual. That was my go-to line for coming out of the closet when I was a teenager because I thought taking a comedic approach to tell people about my gayness would ease the awkwardness of the whole ordeal. Spoiler alert: it did not. October 11th is National Coming Out Day, celebrating queer people owning their truth and openly sharing their sexualities. I'll be honest with y'all: I've been coming out for almost nine years, and a…

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