GreenBean
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The pendulum swings both ways. So how did you tell him you were Gay ? Must have broke his heart knowing his child was mentally ill ?Awesome post Sealy - well done ! So you think Mr. Rogers was a Fag ? Assuming everything you posted is correct [and I shant bother to fact check you] perhaps I should change my avatar pic ?Did you ? Sure sounds like it ....Is it a matter of lifestyle choice/culture or biological? Whats with bisexuals or pansexuals?
Do you think our sexually "liberated" culture encourages bi and pansexuality?
YouGov | 1 in 2 young people say they are not 100% heterosexual
Put a penis in your butt and see if you like it. You might.
You know your picture is of a closeted gay right?
'Wasn't He Gay?': A Revealing Question About Mister Rogers | HuffPost
After all, Fred Rogers knowingly hired gays to appear on Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, even counting two of them, John Reardon and Francois Clemmons, among his closest personal friends. Rogers also attended a Presbyterian church in Pittsburgh that remains well known for welcoming the LGBT community and supporting its full inclusion at all denominational levels.
The nagging question is also understandable if we acknowledge that gay men of Rogers’ generation (and discretion) often hid their gay sexuality by marrying women and having children, all the while engaging in gay sex on the sly.
Everything becomes a bit more complicated when we consider that in the late 1960s Rogers encouraged Francois Clemmons, who played the role of Officer Clemmons, to remain in the closet, marry a woman, and focus on his singing career as ways to rein in and channel his gay sexual orientation. Rogers evidently believed Clemmons would tank his career had he come out as a gay man in the late 1960s.
But — and this is a crucial point — Rogers later revised his counsel to his younger friend. As countless gays came out more publicly following the Stonewall uprising, Rogers even urged Clemmons to enter into a long-term and stable gay relationship. And he always warmly welcomed Clemmons’ gay friends whenever they visited the television set in Pittsburgh.
Nevertheless, Rogers was never a public advocate of gay rights, even in the post-Stonewall era, and he told colleagues that a public stance on the issue would alienate many of the viewers he wanted to reach with his message.
And what was that message?
“I like you just the way you are.”
Unconditional acceptance, arguably the most positive and compassionate message that any gay child, youth, or adult could find anywhere on television during Rogers’ tenure.
Perhaps it’s this queer- and straight-friendly message that we would do well to recall as we wonder about Rogers’ sexual orientation, revealing so many of our prejudices along the way, deep-seated prejudices about the lives of gays and straights and about our own uneasiness with sexual orientations and behaviors.
No one knows if he was really gay. Back then you had to hide who you were. Isn't it great today these people can be who they are and not worry about what you think? I know we aren't there yet but we are getting there. Some day no one will call them fags in a derogatory way. Maybe someday parents won't even be horrified when they find out their kid is gay. At least today parents don't disown their kids for being gay. They might be hurt initially but then they get over it because if they truly love the person how can they disown them. Right?
You must really be gay to tell your dad you are gay. I can't imagine breaking that news to my father. LOL.