Lots of folks have written to us after viewing Ears Wide Open?, and many of the messages share a common theme. The theme of changed relationships, altered perceptions, unfair judgments.
"After I came out, people treated me like I was a completely different person. It was like overnight I turned into some horrible, evil person who didn't deserve to be loved. It was almost as if any good I had ever done to help others was forgotten or ignored because I said I was gay. People I thought loved me said terrible things to me or distanced themselves from me altogether. I am the same person I was in the minutes before I came out. I have the same heart I always had. I can so relate to the card in the video that says, 'I am not a bad person,' because I'm not. I'm not a bad person either. I'm gay. I haven't changed. Those people loved me until they found out I am gay."
To those who've experienced the same types of reactions, we think this photo speaks to how we at Ears Wide Open? feel. Just be you. Just be awesome you.
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