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- From: TMCCART3@ua1vm.ua.edu (Tracey McCartney)
- Subject: Re: My 5-year HS Reunion... the results!
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- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 06:07:56 GMT
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- In article <1hon97INNc79@sdl.Warren.MENTORG.COM>
- tal@Warren.MENTORG.COM (Tom Limoncelli) writes:
-
- (A lot of way cool and extremely encouraging stuff about Tom's HS reunion
- deleted...)
- My 10-year class reunion is in a couple of years. I graduated with 125
- others from a rural high school. Skipping the reunion is *not* an
- option for me; I am the class president and will have to organize the
- damned thing. So I've been thinking a lot lately (I know, I know, it's
- kinda premature) about what I'll do when the day rolls around.
-
- My first plan was to contact a male classmate whom I know to be gay (I
- haven't come out to him) and make a deal -- I'll bring a same-sex date
- if he will, or he and I can go together. But lately I've been thinking
- that I'd never be able to look at myself in the mirror if I cowered in
- the closet during this reunion. Tom's experience is encouraging, although
- I keep reminding myself that his high school is in New York, not Mill-
- brook, Alabama...
-
- One thing that bothers me -- every coming-out to old friends has a
- ripple effect, which usually manifests itself in the revisionist history
- that goes on with formerly close friends. For example, one of my best
- friends was the head cheerleader (I know, I can barely believe it myself
- these days). If I come out, will she do the OhmigoddidIeverundressin-
- frontofherataslumberparty routine? Should I care about her peace of
- mind? On the other hand, there is a dear male friend who was crazy
- about me in high school, and neither one of us could figure out at the
- time why I wanted to be nothing more than friends with him. Now I know,
- and perhaps letting him in on that would convince him he's not a geek.
- Or maybe I haven't crossed his mind since graduation. At what point does
- coming out cause more problems than it solves? Again, does it matter?
-
- Oh, well... I have two years to stew over this. Any input is appreciated...
- >
- >Two snaps up!
- >
- Indeed!
-
- Tracey
-