Being openly gay isn't all that it's cracked up to be

[Jason0674]

I think there are different aspects of being openly gay that are good and also ones that are bad. I came out when I was 22 and dated other guys and had relationships until I was like 28 years old and then when my bf at the time cheated on me I lost interest in going out all the time or even finding another boyfriend. I guess for years I let me being gay define who I was and it wasn't cool to do that and I realized that I could be just as happy not dating or being out as a gay man. I mean everyone in my family knows that I am gay and most friends as well to, yet I am not open about it to new people I meet because in all honesty its none of there buisness. Yet that is just me. I think you can be happy being gay if you are in the closet or out of the closet, its all how you look at life being gay.

 

[hotatlboi]

Well I think I speak for many when I say that we'd all be happier if you were in the closet, too.

 

[bluedragon4]

Being true to yourself is never wrong. Think of the relationship with yourself you would have missed out on.

 

[Paws]

Being openly gay can be a career stopper or prevent you from getting certain education and jobs, that's the major downside I can think of.