Kaleidoscope glasses joey graceffa1/22/2024 ![]() Rowan is a Second Child in a world where population control measures make her an outlaw, marked for death. Already a bestselling author with his memoir, In Real Life, Joey now presents his first novel, Children of Eden. I think the most important person you come out to is yourself, and find that love and acceptance for yourself.25-year-old Joey Graceffa has captured the hearts of more than 8.3 million teens and young adults through his playful, sweet, and inspirational YouTube presence. You don't have to come out until you're ready. It's important to take the time to allow yourself to be comfortable with who you are before you come out to people. I guess that I'll continue making a change and just changing people's perspective on what being gay is. I pride myself in showing that my life is no different from a straight person's life: living with a boyfriend, being happy, sharing our experiences together, and showing that we publicly love each other. And not necessarily talking about the fact that I'm gay, but just showing how I live being gay. I mean, I think for me it's just sharing my life in a genuine way. ![]() I felt so proud that I got to be a part of this journey, that I got to help so many people. It's powerful, to just know that my coming out made such an impact on so many people's lives made. That video inspired them to be more themselves. I couldn't believe it, just seeing the response that I got from so many people. When I came out online, it was with a music video two years ago. But I feel like having pride is just owning who you are 100 percent and not wanting to change anything about that. ![]() I just love the fact that it's who I am and it's a part of me. It just like makes me feel special in my own way. I remind myself how much power being gay gives me on the inside. I had to come to the realization that I love being gay so much that, even having the choice to be straight or be gay, like I would still choose to be gay. And just, you're out and your true self, and it doesn't feel weird and there's not a long transition time, it happens so quick and it feels normal real quick.įor me personally finding my pride has been an emotional experience. It was, I guess to compare the two and see how far I came in such a short period of time. It didn't feel weird like it did the first time. I mean, I had been to gay bars and stuff before, so I guess I acclimated that way, but it, it just felt right. Once I came out, though, It's so weird how quick my mindset changed. It was inspiring to know that one day I could be like that and feel confident in myself walking down the street being colorful. I was excited, and I felt welcomed in a community that I wasn't a part of yet, and it was really cool to see how open people were, and just like, to be so excited and proud of who they were. I knew that these were my people, but I still wasn't comfortable enough to come out. I just remember feeling super uncomfortable, because I was still in the closet. I went to my first gay pride when I was still in the closet. Then, I still had to feel confident enough to come out online. Like I think, a couple days later I came out to my sister, and then six months later I came out to my mom, and then another six months later I came out to my dad. When she asked me for more details, I was just like, "You know what? I'm just gonna spill the beans." So I said, "I went on a date with a boy." After I told her, it just felt easier to come out to my other friends, and one by one I came out to them, and then it was just a really long process to get through everyone, including my family. A couple nights later, my friend was just asking about my love life and I hesitated. ![]() And then I went out on a date with a boy. So it was then that I came out to myself. So, during that date I realized, like, "Oh, this is exciting to me. I just figured it was a business thing, but then I realized that he had figured out I was gay. And then he invited me out for lunch the next day. I remember there was this guy sitting across the table from me, and we just started talking. One of my friends had just finished a video shoot, so he brought some people he met from there. I went out to dinner with a group of friends. His new book, Elites of Eden, is on sale in October. Joey Graceffa is a singer, actor, author, and YouTube personality. ![]()
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