A new set of
voices is supporting National Coming Out Day on October
11 this year -- those of straight spouses, men and women who
are married or have been married to LGBT people,
reports The Wall Street Journal. "Many concerns
of a straight spouse relate to antigay and anti-rans
attitudes and behaviors in communities across the
country," Kathy Callori, executive director of the Straight
Spouse Network, told the Journal. "Let LGBT
persons come out as equals -- a human right."
A new set of
voices is supporting National Coming Out Day on October
11 this year -- those of straight spouses, men and women who
are married or have been married to LGBT people,
reports The Wall Street Journal.
"Many concerns of
a straight spouse relate to antigay and antitrans
attitudes and behaviors in communities across the country,"
Kathy Callori, executive director of the Straight
Spouse Network, told the Journal.
The
Journal reports that an estimated 2 million
gay, lesbian, or bisexual individuals as well as an unknown
number of transgender people have married or will marry
heterosexual partners. Callori says that when their
spouses come out or transition, straight partners feel
ignored, betrayed, and sexually rejected and often
embark on their own soul-searching path to healing.
"They and their
children too are often stigmatized or isolated in
social or religious groups. They also fear their LGBT
partners will lose their jobs or community status if
they come out publicly," she says. (The
Advocate)
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