Roz:
Here is something to consider about coming out…
One of the most important things about coming out is that you get to tell your story, your way and in your own words. You also get to think about what you are going to say beforehand. What this means is that you get to define how you have felt getting to this point, where things sit for you now and what you need to do going forward. The problem is that when you get outed, what gets told is someone else’s perception about what’s happening. It is called Losing The Narrative. Once you lose the narrative, it is VERY hard to get it back. You are instantly thrown into a defensive posture and it becomes reactionary from there on.
The only real way to combat this is to come out on your own and get ahead of things. You say what you need to say. People may be upset about what they hear, but they cannot say that you lied…
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