Coming Out, Part 8
The Top 10 Reasons to Come Out:
10. You can wear clever t-shirts with clever slogans about being a lesbian.
9. You can listen to out lesbian musicians and go to their concerts (e.g., k.d. lang, Melissa, Indigo Girls, Amy Cook, etc.) whenever you want to.
8. You can openly flirt with female bartenders, waitresses, and other service personnel.
7. You get to hang out with other cool, out lesbians.
6. You should get more dates.
5. You can defend gays in public when an asshole makes a disparaging remark.
4. You can prove that you are not ashamed of who you are.
3. You don’t have to tax your brain by trying to keep pronouns ambiguous when discussing your girlfriend.
2. Women who are interested will make their intentions known more readily and more obviously.
1. You don’t have to pretend you’re someone you’re not.
