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From “I Wish You Weren’t” To “I’m Good With It”

Posted by By Jim Bauman April 21, 2024Posted inLife and LivingTags: Acceptance, Coming Out, Conversations, Gay Men, Mothers
A history of the long process of coming out to my mother and the reasons she had to fear accepting me.
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Loss and Disappointment

Posted by By Jim Bauman January 29, 2024Posted inLife and LivingTags: Coming Out, LGBTQ, Life Lessons, Relationships
When is the right time to tell someone you're gay? Two instances of when it was too late.
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I Playacted at Being Straight. Here’s Why I Stopped.

Posted by By Jim Bauman August 20, 2023Posted inLife and LivingTags: Coming Out, Gay, Masculinity, Religion
Coming out as a gay male in the 1060's was a lonely process. This is a story about how I arrived at the decision to come out and why it was necessary.
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