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Caryn Brooks, of Time Magazine, published an articles addressing how to come out on Facebook. She lists the advantages and disadvantages of revealing one's self via the highly-popular social networking site.
Facebook is like drive-thru coming out: quick, cheap and open all night.
She points out that while at one time, coming out had to be done on multiple occasions to account for all the friends and family that you had tell, now FB allows you to cover all your bases with just one simple click. Also, the burden is now placed on our friends to actually read our profiles and find out for themselves. We no longer have the responsibility of telling people as much as they are responsible for finding out.
Nowadays, even with social networking, gays still have to come out, but one of the key differences between our pre-profile selves and our new online presentations is that now (finally!) the burden is also on our friends to discover and digest our identities. For the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, Facebook et al have finally leveled the identity field, and it's kinda nice
Of course, this doesn't apply to family and very close friends. While it may be much more convenient to simply edit your profile and leave the rest up to the strength of their investigative skills, it is still better for all involved if your loved ones are told face-to face.
Brooks goes on to point out some funny and truthful realties of outing yourself via FB.
Read for yourself and let me know what you think...
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