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Dot in the Sky ([personal profile] dotinthesky) wrote2010-10-12 08:42 pm
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National Coming Out Day

I saw this video at [livejournal.com profile] jupiterjuniper and just had to share. The couple in it have been together for 16 years. [livejournal.com profile] wink_martindale and I will celebrate 12 years next week. Their first meeting involved a cheesy pick up line; Wink and I went to Bride of Chucky on our first date. They have an adopted son; I have a nephew I'm looking forward to spoiling rotten. I'm sensing a trend. ;-)

Everything they say is true (though our experience was different from theirs - we weren't bullied in high school). It DOES get better!

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[identity profile] jellyfish93.livejournal.com 2010-10-12 08:02 pm (UTC)(link)
I watched this last night. Love.

Will you do a full post on the story of you & wink? Or have you already?

xoxo

[identity profile] yearning.livejournal.com 2010-10-12 08:15 pm (UTC)(link)
I watched all of the videos above (you know, eve etc) and think that it's really encouraging, wow. I was bullied in high school as well because I was different (not gay, but you know, too thin/not feminine and smarter than some of the bullies.. and it may sound really cheesy too, but it was the time of the Spice Girls and I think some of my feminist thinking originated from them, you know, be yourself and all that. And not only feminist thinking, also individualism and ego (in a good way).

[identity profile] naturalbornkaos.livejournal.com 2010-10-12 08:25 pm (UTC)(link)
On posts like this, I think it's a shame that LJ doesn't have a "Like" button.

I have no input or anything particularly interesting to say about it but I definitely like it. :)

[identity profile] thirstypixel.livejournal.com 2010-10-12 09:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Dan Savage seems to spend about 30% of his time being needlessly offensive to people who have asked his advice, and the other 70% getting it absolutely bang on right and communicating important things very effectively.

[identity profile] kevyn-kronycles.livejournal.com 2010-10-13 01:35 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I watched this the other day too, good video.

[identity profile] olamina.livejournal.com 2010-10-13 07:17 am (UTC)(link)
wow, this is a message for the masses! my life got better the moment i got to college. high school was hell. if i have kids i really don't know if i would make them go there. maybe home school them or send them to some sort of fun hippy school. someone needs to send messages to the parents of all the bullies. honestly!

[identity profile] meemeedarling.livejournal.com 2010-10-13 06:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Congrats to you both for 12 years! That is absolutely wonderful and really an inspiration for all couples.
:-)
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