Speaker For The Diodes - January 2nd, 2014

05:24 am - QotD

"I'm reluctant to tell a coming out story, in part because which one would I choose? There are so many coming out moments. I'm also reluctant to tell a coming out story, because there is such a cultural fixation on stories of starting to transition. The media likes to focus on the big reveal, the moment of first coming out, 'the shockerâ' 'the betrayal'. My life is not a day-time TV special episode. 'Transition' is presented as full of drama, but focusing on the one moment hides that we are all still daily making decisions to come out, or not. They make transition into the biggest events of our lives, and while for some of us that might be true, for many of us, we would like it to be a non-event, a time that is past, and we would like people to pay attention to our accomplishments, our writing, our work, the way we support our friends, the way we create our families, the things we imbue with meaning. Many of us would also tell you that there is no single moment of transition -- it's a process, and it takes time." -- ishai-wallaceg, 2013-09-17