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Nov. 19, 2015
Point: Mom and Ddad, I’m cComing oOut of the cCloset
By Son
Hey mMom and dDad, I brought you guys here because I have an important announcement to make: I’m coming out of the closet. For the past few years, I’ve been a feeling a little somewhat trapped, and I knew that these feelings weren’t going to go away until we finally had this conversation. I can’t stay in the closet anymore; it’s not fair to you guys, and it’s not fair to me. There’s no way that my identity can develop fully unless I can look other people the eye and tell thatthem, “I am out of the closet and am okay with myself because of it.”.
I know that this won’t be easy for you guys. You may have to view me in a new light, and think about me in ways that you never have before. It may be hard, but I promise you that I’m still the same son that you’ve always known, and I don’t love you guys any less now that I’m out of the closet.
Counterpoint: We Ttold yYou to sStay in Tthat Ccloset for a Rreason, Sson.
By Dad
Listen Sson, we knew that this day was going to come. We knew that one day you were going to reach an age one day where you would startstarted to question staying in the closet all the time, which by the way is of course a real, honest-to-god, physical closet and not a metaphor for homosexuality.
We told you to stay in that closet for a reason. It’s warm in there. It’s safe. We don’t have to worry about you when you’re in the closet. You are completely enclosed by solid, wooden, actually corporeal walls that exist in the physical realm and are in no way a term for expressing homosexuality to your peers.
You have everything you need in there! You have jackets to keep you warm, and that nice, comforting closet smell. I think there are a couple of old pairs of shoes in there too. That closet is safe. That closet has been just fine for you so far. That closet, which, again, is in no way related to any feelings of love or attraction that you have towards other men, is the only place for you. Don’t come out of it. Stay in there where you belong.
