First Step

A teenage guy on the verge of adulthood seems like an oversimplification.

And yet, it describes me almost correctly. Adulthood may be about the coming of age, independence, legal drinking and clubbing to many. But the era holds so much more for me. It represents the years of struggling without an identity, of wondering why the Scouts troop denied me entry, of stepping into that time when you decide that it's time to unveil your face.

What spurred me on to conjure up this virtual space of mine is having read 'The Full Spectrum', a collection of GLBT and other questioning identities stories. Then there are those such as bloggers who have, or are in the process, of coming out, whose writings and experiences have greatly encouraged me.

I think the greatest fear of coming-out is the outcomings of the action: the rejection, the hate, the embarassment, the misunderstanding. I steep in such fear. But I see coming out to multitude of anonymous audiences as a first step to coming to terms with myself in relation to others around me. And I hope with this first post, more will come in detailing my journey through life as a gay guy. Are you with me on this journey?