Comments on: A self-imposed prison

By: Talon Windwalker

Talon Windwalker — Wed, 17 May 2017 02:06:52 +0000

In reply to Andreea. Hiding your self also poses harm to one's mental health. When physical safety is at risk, that's a different story, but often our fear is really misplaced.

By: Andreea

Andreea — Mon, 15 May 2017 16:55:40 +0000

How do you think someone could “be him/her-self” in a place where they get physically and socially punished for it? How do you think they should go about it? What kind of effect do you think it has on their mental health?

By: Talon Windwalker

Talon Windwalker — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 15:31:24 +0000

In reply to Estelle. Yep, there are so many kinds of prisons we often build and maintain for ourselves. Really quite sad.

By: Talon Windwalker

Talon Windwalker — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 15:30:46 +0000

In reply to Arianwen. Definitely. It's tragic, though, that so many people can't accept themselves.

By: Talon Windwalker

Talon Windwalker — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 15:29:42 +0000

In reply to Vicky. Getting a taste of someone else's life is one of the things I love about travel. It really expands your world.

By: Talon Windwalker

Talon Windwalker — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 15:29:07 +0000

In reply to Sam. I used to think I would be able to, but in reality I just can't live that life. Well, I refuse to really.

By: Talon Windwalker

Talon Windwalker — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 15:28:23 +0000

In reply to Dale. It is incredibly sad. I so much appreciate all the great work being done by allies as well. It all helps tremendously!

By: Dale

Dale — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 11:01:09 +0000

Such a tragic shame that someone feels the need to wear a different mask to conceal who they really are and how they feel. When I consider the idea of holding back my thoughts on something makes me feel uneasy just for a few seconds. The idea of doing so for hours, days, weeks, months, or years upsets me.

There are times when I see Western Europe and how more open people can be and the pride that communities are discovering inside of themselves for their LGBT communities, but then I know that just a few hundred KM in a different direction people are being persecuted in all matters of their lives because of how their feelings towards members of the same sex don’t match those of the bullies in our communities.

It makes me sad. It makes me rage. But rage doesn’t help. What helps is to be open, and the first who are most open are the pioneers that we must support the most. It’s the pioneers of the LGBT community of the past 30 years in the US that have lifted LGBT rights so high into the public agenda, it’s now our turn to help today’s pioneers.

I hope your new friend finds the courage to be someone we can all stand behind.

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 12:00:40 +0000

I cannot imagine dating someone who was closeted – I would have absolutely zero patience for it, and I think it would actually make me really down. I’m a very open person, and make no attempt at hiding anything about myself (indeed this sometimes leads to oversharing) and I think I would find it exhausting trying to go into the closet with/for someone else. I admire you for your patience and respect in this regard, Talon! Good luck!

By: Vicky

Vicky — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 01:09:23 +0000

Maybe this person has come into your life so you can be his guide to closetless living. It is really sad that we are not able to jump into someones skin and experience those things as they do/have. How interesting would it be to swap genders for a week or more, change skin color/tone, and on and on. It is one thing to hear about it but to actually experience it would give a whole new level of understanding.