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Teen Wolf and The Leftovers hottie, Charlie Carver, just came out via a series of Instagram photos.
“I […] knew, however abstractly, that I was different from some of the other boys in my grade. Over time, this abstract ‘knowing’ grew and articulated itself through a painful gestation marked by feelings of despair and alienation, ending in a climax of saying three words out loud: ‘I am gay’.”
Charlie went on to talk about his struggle with his private vs. public image, especially as his Hollywood career began to take off. And he offers this great bit of advice for anyone struggling with their own self-identification:
“‘Coming Out’ is different for everyone. You can always Come Out to yourself. Coming Out as Gay/Bi/Trans/Non-Binary/Yourself or What-Have-You is at first a personal and private experience. If you’re ready and feel safe, then think about sharing this part of yourself with others.”
He also had this to say about the “but it’s my personal business" argument (fighting words to Colton Haynes’ recently infamous not-quite-coming-out?):
“I now believe that by omitting this part of myself from the record, I am complicit in perpetuating the suffering, fear, and shame cast upon so many in the world. In my silence, I’ve helped decide for to you too that to be gay is to be, as a young man (or young woman, young anyone), inappropriate for a professional career in the Arts (WHAAA???) So now, let the record show this- I self-identify as gay.”
Boom.
Congrats, Charlie!
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