a closeted person really NEEDS to take the step of becoming uncloseted, and can definitely feel the psychological need to "make an announcement".

The last paragraph talks perfectly about other ways of coming out.

Yeah, shot that one off on a cellphone. That wasn't a response to you, so much as me piling on some more stuff.

He's entitled to his opinions and feelings. Just as everyone here is entitled to Internet set him of fire for having them.

I think you might be projecting a bunch of assumptions about the kind of person I am. Where did the "big dramatic announcement" misconception come from? Did you read the article?

Preface: you're one hundred percent correct about our soceity and the way that heterosexuality is portrayed. The following statement should not in any way be construed as arguing that point.

Homosexuals stay closeted because they're afraid of personal persecution that has nothing to do with the mode of sex they engage in. That's a fairly obvious conclusion to come to, since lesbian women don't engage in penetrative anal sex.

Thank you for that, guy.

Uh. Ok.

Can you remember the last time you actually used the Print Screen key? Or Caps Lock, or Insert, or, Pause Break? Most of us can't, so why not turn those keys into something more useful? You can remap any key to another one with a tool like SharpKeys, or give them new functions altogether with programs like AutoHotkey…

No lie, excepting the Weight Watchers thing, this is how I ended up losing 30 lbs in about four months. MyFitnessPal and a fanatical devotion to beer.

Now that is a kickass reply. Kudos to you, sir.

there are plenty of people who are in debt because they can't control their spending.

The cognitive dissonance in this post is just astounding. I know this comes as a surprise, but some people are out of work. Some can't get jobs that pay living wages, regardless of their desire to have one.

I'm not sure I did either of those things.

I'm not sure why I'd do that, fella.

Or dismissive and self-righteous, amirite?

As usual, a well-reasoned and thoughful response.

There sure are a lot of "I"s in that post. I did this, I did that. I'm guessing you also saved every dime you made in the six jobs you had in high school, all while making straight As, so you could buy your first house in cash?

What Kind of Beer = Dark Beer there is only that kind