| PageOneQ Pridelets for August 17
by
Thomas Allen Heald
ON THIS DAY
On this day in 1970, activist Craig Shoemaker defends "outing" : "I
personally sometimes think that the world would be a great deal better
if every homosexual individual and organization took an ad in the public
press and published the names and addresses of every homosexual they
know, identifying them as homosexuals; then maybe they'd come the f*
out of their closets and feel forced to fight for their lifestyle."
BIRTHGAYS (and the occasional straights):
* 1885 - German activist Kurt Hiller
* 1888 - Stage and screen "The Man Who Came to Dinner" actor (and Cole
Porter cruising partner) Monty Woolley
* 1893 - camp icon Mae West
* 1907 - French writer Roger Peyrefitte
* 1919 - Author Wallace Hamilton
* 1923 - Artist Larry Rivers
* 1960 - porn actor, porn writer (as "Spunk"), legit author, and
anti-censorship advocate Scott O'Hara
Q.UOTE
"People say actors are brave for taking certain roles … What's truly
brave is picking out an outfit to wear in front of this crowd."-- actor
Jake Gyllenhaal at the GLAAD Vanguard awards
THE BEDSIDE TABLE
"Outing Yourself" by Michelangelo Signorile
No matter how much you prepare, coming out as gay or lesbian is a
difficult, emotional process -- a process that will continue long after
the words are spoken and the secret is out. There's no magic formula,
but "Outing Yourself" by Michelangelo Signorile offers structure,
guidance, and straightforward advice to all those:
WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH THEIR SEXUALITY AND UNSURE OF WHAT TO DO
WHO HAVE ACCEPTED THAT THEY ARE GAY BUT ARE STILL AFRAID TO COME OUT
WHO CONSIDER THEMSELVES OUT OF THE CLOSET BUT REALIZE THEY HAVE FARTHER
TO GO
Signorile's 14-step program -- complete with exercises, meditation
notes, and anger checks, as well as the accounts of the coming-out
experiences of other lesbians and gay men -- shows how you can
successfully handle this life-changing, life-renewing process. A guide
for the coming-out journey, "Outing Yourself" will convince all who read
it that, in the words of the author, "The stress of coming out will
never be as hard on you as the stress of staying in was."
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Originally published on Friday August 17, 2007.
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