{"id":1938,"date":"2013-03-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-15T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/35.224.237.165\/index.php\/2019\/02\/25\/point-counterpoint-stay-in-the-closet-son\/"},"modified":"2019-02-26T04:59:00","modified_gmt":"2019-02-25T21:59:00","slug":"point-counterpoint-stay-in-the-closet-son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/2013\/03\/16\/point-counterpoint-stay-in-the-closet-son\/","title":{"rendered":"Point\/Counterpoint: Stay in the Closet, Son"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Nik Varley<\/a><\/h6>\n
Nov. 19, 2015<\/h6>\n

<\/insert>Point: Mom and D<\/insert>d<\/delete>ad, I\u2019m c<\/delete>C<\/insert>oming o<\/delete>O<\/insert>ut of the c<\/delete>C<\/insert>loset<\/b><\/p>\n

<\/delete>By Son<\/p>\n

\tHey m<\/delete>M<\/insert>om and d<\/delete>D<\/insert>ad, I brought you guys here because I have an important announcement to make: I\u2019m coming out of the closet. For the past few years, I\u2019ve been a feeling a little <\/delete>somewhat<\/insert> trapped, and I knew that these feelings weren\u2019t going to go away until we finally had this conversation. I can\u2019t stay in the closet anymore; it\u2019s not fair to you guys,<\/insert> and it\u2019s not fair to me. There\u2019s no way that my identity can develop fully unless I can look other people the eye and tell that<\/delete>them,<\/insert> \u201cI am out of the closet and am okay with myself because of it.<\/insert>\u201d.<\/delete><\/p>\n

\tI know that this won\u2019t be easy for you guys. You may have to view me <\/insert> <\/delete> <\/delete>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\u2019m still the same son that you\u2019ve always known, and I don\u2019t love you guys<\/delete> any less now that I\u2019m out of the closet.<\/p>\n

Counterpoint: We T<\/insert>t<\/delete>old y<\/delete>Y<\/insert>ou to s<\/delete>S<\/insert>tay in T<\/insert>t<\/delete>hat C<\/insert>c<\/delete>loset for a R<\/insert>r<\/delete>eason, S<\/insert>s<\/delete>on.<\/delete><\/b><\/p>\n

<\/delete>By Dad<\/p>\n

\tListen S<\/insert>s<\/delete>on, we knew that this day was going to come. We knew that one day<\/delete> you were going to reach an age one day <\/insert>where you would start<\/insert>started<\/delete> to question staying in the closet all the time, which by the way<\/delete> is of course <\/insert>a real, honest-to-god,<\/insert> physical closet and not a metaphor for homosexuality.<\/p>\n

\tWe told you to stay in that closet for a reason. It\u2019s warm in there. It\u2019s safe. We don\u2019t have to worry about you when you\u2019re in the closet. You are completely enclosed by solid, wooden<\/insert>, actually corporeal walls that exist in the physical realm and are in no way a term for expressing homosexuality to your peers.<\/p>\n

\tYou have everything you need in there! You have jackets to keep you warm,<\/delete> and that nice,<\/insert> 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\u2019t come out of it. Stay in there wh<\/insert>ere you belong.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Nik Varley Nov. 19, 2015 Point: Mom and Ddad, I\u2019m 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\u2019m coming out of the closet. For the past few years, I\u2019ve been a feeling a little somewhat trapped, and I knew that these feelings weren\u2019t going to go away until we finally had this conversation. I can\u2019t stay in the closet anymore; it\u2019s not fair to you guys, and it\u2019s not fair to me. There\u2019s no way that my identity can develop fully unless I can look other people the eye and tell thatthem, \u201cI am out of the closet and am okay with myself because of it.\u201d. I know that this won\u2019t 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\u2019m still the same son that you\u2019ve always known, and I don\u2019t love you guys any less now that I\u2019m 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\u2019s warm in there. It\u2019s safe. We don\u2019t have to worry about you when you\u2019re 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\u2019t come out of it. Stay in there where you belong.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1938"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1938"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1938\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2971,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1938\/revisions\/2971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}