Eric Leven  I'm Not Out. But, Ya know, They Know  Filed By Eric
Leven | May 08, 2008 7:00 PM | comments  Filed in: Living Tags:
closet cases, coming out of the closet, parents  Yes, we've all
heard it many, many times before. "I'm not out to my parents but
they know." Or- "Yeah, they know but we don't talk about it."
Listen, ok. I get it. I really do. Not everyone is blessed with
liberal open-minded parents who don't have a problem with
homosexuality and/or have the ability to accept the fact that
their son or daughter is gay. I also understand that to realize
or accept that one's son or daughter is gay is a huge and life
changing event for a parent.  But for a modern gay person to
withhold these very simple and basic details of their life from
their parents only closets the child further and prevents the
parent from truly getting to know their child for who they
really are. If a parent is homophobic or judgmental or believes
the stereotypes about gay people, then not coming out only
perpetuates the parent t