Yesterday, we congratulated and thanked CNN news anchor Don Lemon for courageously coming out of the closet, detailing his history of being sexually abused as a child, and telling the story of being a “double minority,” as a gay black man, in his new book Transparent. Later in the day, he sat on the other side of the anchor’s chair on his own network for his first television interview on the subject. I consider this Must See Teevee.
What a stellar role model he is. Oh, and by the way, did you notice that he used the phrase “pray away the gay”? Where did that phrase come from, I wonder?! So, if you’re out there reading, Don, thanks.
[h/t David Badash]
Don,
You are one courageous man! I’m 78, gay and after years of psychotherapy back in the 50s during which the shrinks told me I could change if I wanted to badly enough and tried hard enough, I was finally able to accept myself as a gay man when I realized how wrong they were. NOBODY should have to go through that.
You are a wonderful role model you are for all of us.
Jerry
I’m still doing my “happy dance” over this.