Actress Ellen Page publicly came out as gay Friday evening, while giving a speech at Time to THRIVE, a national LGBTQ youth conference held in Las Vegas.
"I'm here today because I am gay," Page told the assembled crowd, which responded with a standing ovation and a long chorus of cheers.
"Whoo!" said Page, before continuing:
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"And because maybe I can make a difference. To help others have an easier and more hopeful time. Regardless, for me, I feel a personal obligation and a social responsibility.
I also do it selfishly because I'm tired of hiding and I'm tired of lying by omission. I suffered for years because I was scared to be out. My spirit suffered, my mental health suffered, and my relationships suffered. And I'm standing here today with all of you on the other side of that pain."
Page is most famous for becoming pregnant by her awkward classmate Michael Cera, and for invading the dreams of a stranger alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, neither of which happened in real life, because she is an actress.
After her speech, the Human Rights Campaign, which organized the conference, congratulated Page on the front page of its website for "her brave decision to live openly and authentically." [Reply]
Originally Posted by Canofbier:
Are they also pedophiles? If not, then it shouldn't make an ounce of difference.
I've written out a number of responses to this and Sam's thread only to delete them, but these sorts of attitudes are toxic.
Those sorts of questions are on-par with the following:
"You don't trust him to write your code, do you? He's just a dumb ****er! He'd be better off picking cotton, haha!"
"Please, you think she could lead the design team? Women just don't have what it takes to be a leader of men."
"Look, you might want to find a different banker...you can't trust Goldstein. If you stop paying attention to your account for a week, he'll Jew you out of every penny that he can."
It's disgusting, and I don't think you'll be able to convince me otherwise.
Originally Posted by patteeu:
Then maybe you should consult a dictionary and find out what the word means. Let me know if you still think you're right.
Just checked. Yep, not ashamed and pride are two different words.
Originally Posted by patteeu:
I think something does change in the big scheme. If no one ever admits being gay the world is a much different place than if it's a common occurrence. On drip of water doesn't look like it changes the rock it lands on, but eventually, if those drips continue, they do change the rock.
And I'm aware that is being done. Pushing the approval of homosexuality is part of the public school curriculum. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Canofbier:
Considering that the group includes a very high proportion of young people, yes.
I'll add one clarification: I consider people whose opinions or stances are still relatively malleable as being undecided. That is a quality more attributed to the young and inexperienced, hence my belief that they represent a significant portion of society, especially if we're considering their impact on society going forward as generations come and go. [Reply]
Would you allow a gay person around your new Xbox? I mean they'd be touching the controllers and they might steal it or smash it with a sledgehammer. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Canofbier:
I'll add one clarification: I consider people whose opinions or stances are still relatively malleable as being undecided. That is a quality more attributed to the young and inexperienced, hence my belief that they represent a significant portion of society, especially if we're considering their impact on society going forward as generations come and go.
Are kids not being taught that homosexuality should be approved of? [Reply]