90-Year-Old Denver Grandpa Uses Facebook to Come Out As Gay During Pride Month, Receives Overwhelming Support Online
90-year-old Kenneth Felts got here out as homosexual to his family and friends over e-mail and Facebook through the COVID-19 lockdown. He determined that he cannot any extra reside within the concern of judgement and determined to let the world know of his sexual orientation throughout Pride month. He let everybody know that he was homosexual by collaborating within the 2021 Denver Pride Digital 5K. His fundraising page, which has raised $500 for LGBTQ neighborhood organisation the Middle on Colfax, describes the trigger as “crucial” to him. He took to Facebook with the images of the stroll writing, “The 5K race is over. I did .5 mile in 22:54. Thanks for all of your help. Rebecca walked with me to hold observe of time and distance.” In one other image, he could be seen carrying a rainbow hoodie. As quickly as he got here out as homosexual, Kenneth obtained a barrage of emails and messages praising him for popping out. Vikas Gupta Comes Out As Bisexual With Flying Colors This Pride Month and Nothing’s Going to Dampen His Vibe (Watch Video)
Nonetheless, Felts mentioned that he made the choice to come out this yr whereas engaged on his memoir and reflecting on his “one real love,” Phillip. Speaking to Denver Post, he mentioned, “There was no homosexual neighborhood, there actually weren’t homosexual organizations or something. And I assume I didn’t have the braveness to face society at the moment, so I simply went forward and buried it.” Riverdale Actress Lili Reinhart Comes Out as a ‘Proud Bisexual Lady’ in A Publish Supporting the #BlackLivesMatter Motion.
Kenneth Felts’ Facebook Publish:
His daughter Rebecca, who’s a divorce had earlier come out as a lesbian. She was quoted as saying, “He’s so courageous and he doesn’t even understand that he’s, but it surely’s extraordinary.” Felts informed the Publish that his resolution to reside as a straight man for almost all of his life left him within the closet behind ‘rows and rows of garments’.
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