Oprah, Rap & Naked Yoga: One Gay Man’s Coming Out Journey to Finding His Community
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- Опубліковано 26 гру 2023
- Despite coming out in his youth to a loving and welcoming family, Daniel decided to wait until college to come out to the rest of the world. He joined his school’s queer student group, excited to be his authentic self for the first time ever. Unfortunately, this group had a different definition of authenticity, basically expecting Daniel to adhere to a culture stereotype rather than be his genuine self. Feeling rejected by his own community, Daniel let his connection with fellow gays dwindle after college - until the isolation of Covid inspired him to reconnect with the community online. There, he was able to form meaningful relationships based not on superficial expectations but, rather, shared interests. Thanks to his newfound community, Daniel now lives his best gay life and enjoys a large network of support.
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This makes me realize that I need to move out on my own to live and be my authentic self.🌈
Beautiful man with a beautiful story.
Wishing dashing Daniel all the best in life.
Great familiar story.
Happy his family was supportive and he continued with his education.
Many in the gay community can be so rude TO OTHER'S in the same community, those kind of people I steer away from.
Very happy for this young man for sharing a relatable story.👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Daniel is GORGEOUS!!
Indeed
Is he single now? That's what I wanna know.😏
Stay strong my brother, you are no the only one. Learn to accept who you are and to love yourself.
Daniel - you're amazing!
Love the point about how you don't have to be everyone's cup of tea, and that's alright! It's totally fine to associate with those you vibe with best, as long as you're respectful to those you don't. Surrounding myself with people who make me feel most authentic is something I have struggled with and am slowly learning to do. And if someone isn't making me feel great, I used to shy away, but now I try to tell them why their actions or words hurt me so that they are aware of their behavior. Communication is key!
Wow, what a great vlog!!
...I can relate so hard you have no idea. I am appreciative of his authenticity and he is definitely a snatch.
You are a great guy! You've discovered that the best path is only to be defined by yourself.
Good for you and being true to yourself, no matter if those in the gay community try to label you. You are wise in being around those who support you and with whom you feel comfortable-more power to you, Daniel!
Great Message....Thank You...!
I can relate. I didn’t socialize too much during my 20s in the gay community.
Yes! It's okay if we fit stereotypes, and it's okay if we don't! Here's to normalizing living authentically, whatever that may look like!
What a handsome man! Mislead by some other gay men with ridiculous prejudices which speak volumes about them. So glad he’s building his own life and found his people!
My story is VERY similar. Being an outsider in the gay community due to being into sports and R&B and rap and just being myself
Good story love from Australia xoxo
makes me happy to hear a story from another no tribe guy, just interested in men, noting particularly guy about it.
I’ve had the biggest crush on this guy forever
This guy is soooo handsome, where has he been all my life?❤
It is possible to flee a gossipy, closed, village community only to find a gossipy, closed, village community in the big city.
1:08 how on Earth did he manage to survive the seven years when he already had in inkling of his preferences at the young age of 11? what is it with Americans and putting everything contentious off until they arrive at college? alcohol and dating other guys. why does the law cram so many things on this one age? not very healthy. in the US, the _age of consent_ is a bit late compared to most other countries.
the word gay is not the word acepted by people but ia forxed to the people throat by force , is called homosexual and what suspicious that the word homosexual dont exist in some parts there is a reason why they say lg etc so is about gay not homosexual , it dont bother me , what bother me really is that me i dont decide for myaelf that why those words has been created by someone else other than myself , false acceptance , false consent , is called fabricated consent , i dont want aa togetherness , i want totally separated