All Entries in the "Coming Out" Category
Facts or Feelings
By Steven Michael Hall Gayly Columnist Making a change should be easy. Coming out of the closet should be just opening the door. Changing fashion should be a trip to the mall and laws should pass Congress with simple readings, debates and votes. But that’s dreaming. Look how long it took for the new healthcare [...]
A New Resolve Not to Waste
By Steven Michael Hall Gayly Columnist So many efforts are a waste. It’s a wonder we have any energy left at the end of the day. Depending on viewpoint, we can lump into that waste pile the trip we make to the store that sold the last sale item we plan to buy an hour [...]
The easiest way to come out
By Steven Michael Hall Gayly Columnist The most common reason people connect with the Coming Out Workshop is to find the easy way to come out. They want a path without pain, rejection, threat of injury or job loss, disinheritance and so on. They want to avoid what they fear. I don’t blame them. I [...]
Risk a Small Step
“Slow and steady can win some races, lose some, but always gives me a new viewpoint.” Most of us have heard about baby steps. Those are the small efforts we take that lead to larger leaps. Baby steps are recommended by many well recognized programs, therapists and speakers because they work. When you can’t eat [...]