Art Update

A couple more sketches... As usual, click the thumbnails for larger views plus notes on each.

Come out, come out, wherever you are...

Gah, I can't believe that I almost forgot! It's National Coming Out Day! Admittedly, I haven't gone through the final phase of coming out; phase One is coming out to yourself, phase two is coming out to family and close friends, and phase three is coming out to the general population.

No, I don't think that being openly gay on a blog counts as completing phase three. My (former) coworkers and classmates didn't know. (Well, for all I know, they may have suspected. That's not the same thing, though.) I was tempted to on occasions. As a gay-rights activist, I know that coming out is one of the best things that you can do. The more people come out, the more straight people become conscious that GLBT people are normal, just like them. It also makes heterosexuals more aware of what GLBT people go through.

However, due to some of the viewpoints expressed by some of the people I worked and studied with, I wasn't comfortable with the idea of being out to them. Oh, I know there were people who would have been fine with it. I also knew that there were people who wouldn't, though, and I just didn't feel up to dealing with their reactions. I had enough problems with people knowing that I am agnostic and socially liberal.

Anyhow, in honor of this day, I decided to post links to some of my favorite GLBT websites. ( Click here to view them. )

Whoa... two posts in one day! I think I need to sit down for a bit...