Dear Brian,
I recently read your article on Huffington Post, Everyone Knew I was Gay, Except My Brother. It was an incredible story of the nervousness and fear you had telling your brother you are gay and your courageous triumph over it. Your story was very heartwarming, especially the way your brother and sister in-law responded to your coming out. Brave is one word I think of for your article. It showed how proud and comfortable you are with yourself, and I am sure that is what a lot of people with they had.
There hasn't been a time where I feel I have reveled a 'secret'. But there are times that I can recall of being told secrets. One sticks out in particular. I was in 8th grade at the time, my best friend and I were sitting on the hard concrete stairs that led from the big gym down to the football field. It was a cool spring day and we were sitting at the middle schools football practice. We started talking about small things like our homework and the gossip floating around the halls. One thing led to another and before I knew it, she was sharing one of her secrets with me. "My mom is a recovering alcoholic. You are the only one I've told that too." She talked about how it affected her and her sister. I was so shocked that she opened up to me like that.
When she shared that secret with me, I instantly felt much closer with her. I knew that if she could open up to me about that, there was nothing in this world we couldn't talk to and be there for each other about. We talked about everything from school, to work, and of course boys our entire way through middle school and high school. We met when we were in 6th grade and were best friends until our freshman year in college. There are times I miss her a lot and the friendship we shared, but I guess things pan out the way they do for a reason.
Thank you for being so open with the world about your secret and how you overcame it. You are inspiration for people all over the world.
Ashley
I recently read your article on Huffington Post, Everyone Knew I was Gay, Except My Brother. It was an incredible story of the nervousness and fear you had telling your brother you are gay and your courageous triumph over it. Your story was very heartwarming, especially the way your brother and sister in-law responded to your coming out. Brave is one word I think of for your article. It showed how proud and comfortable you are with yourself, and I am sure that is what a lot of people with they had.
There hasn't been a time where I feel I have reveled a 'secret'. But there are times that I can recall of being told secrets. One sticks out in particular. I was in 8th grade at the time, my best friend and I were sitting on the hard concrete stairs that led from the big gym down to the football field. It was a cool spring day and we were sitting at the middle schools football practice. We started talking about small things like our homework and the gossip floating around the halls. One thing led to another and before I knew it, she was sharing one of her secrets with me. "My mom is a recovering alcoholic. You are the only one I've told that too." She talked about how it affected her and her sister. I was so shocked that she opened up to me like that.
When she shared that secret with me, I instantly felt much closer with her. I knew that if she could open up to me about that, there was nothing in this world we couldn't talk to and be there for each other about. We talked about everything from school, to work, and of course boys our entire way through middle school and high school. We met when we were in 6th grade and were best friends until our freshman year in college. There are times I miss her a lot and the friendship we shared, but I guess things pan out the way they do for a reason.
Thank you for being so open with the world about your secret and how you overcame it. You are inspiration for people all over the world.
Ashley