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"Completely and totally supportive."Ĭongratulations to Briles for finding the courage to be his true self in Alabama. "They've all been really awesome so far," he told me. Whereas he had been afraid to come out to any of his Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity brothers, Briles told me via text message Tuesday night that his fraternity brothers have rallied around him.
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Connecting with another athlete in the South in a similar situation, in addition to various other people via Twitter, seemingly made a world of difference. When I first connected with Briles months ago, he seemed desperately far from coming out. For this reason, I encourage all of you to be yourselves in everything you do and if anyone needs anything or simply wants to talk, just know that I am always here for you. I have felt alone, isolated, and at times suicidal, simply because of who I am and I firmly believe that is no way for anyone to live. Whether we have spent countless hours together or have only talked a few minutes in passing it really is not fair that, until now, you have not gotten to know the real me. I consider each and every one of you, my friends, a part of my life. If it turns out this makes any of you think less of me in any way, then I am sincerely sorry you feel that way, but I also will not apologize for who I am, who God created me to be. Quite honestly, a simple "thank you" could never measure up to how amazing all of you truly are. I am trusting you because I believe in my heart you will accept me for who I am for that acceptance, there are no words to express how blessed I truly am. If I know you, even just in passing, I consider you my friend and as a friend, I am trusting you. I am the same exact guy I was before you started reading this, and I am hoping beyond hope, that reading this does not change the person you see. The only thing that has changed is my willingness to be open and honest with all of you. Just know that being gay does not define me as a person as it is only one aspect of who I am I have always been gay and absolutely nothing about me has changed. While being gay is nothing new to me, I also respect that me being gay is extremely new to you. I am not coming out because I want to be treated differently or because I want attention, I am coming out because not being who I am is tearing me apart inside. It is a label I am happy to have and it is a label I will wear with pride.Ĭoming to terms with this aspect of my life has truly been the hardest struggle I have ever been through. With that being said, I am about to put a label on myself. While at first, these labels can seem incredibly cruel or hurtful, with time I have found these labels can do no more harm than they are allowed to do. Anytime someone happens to be different, they are automatically labeled as such. In coming out Briles posted this tweet, a modified version of a letter he sent earlier that day to his fraternity brothers:įrom the moment we are born, we are expected to conform to whatever norms society has for us. Briles doesn't fence anymore in part, he told me, because he felt constantly under attack by the sometimes-quiet, sometimes-loud homophobia that pervaded his sport even in high school. On Tuesday "Closeted Athlete" came out publicly on Twitter, revealing himself as Mason Briles, a former high school fencer who is currently the secretary of Alpha Sigma Phi at Auburn University. It's by no means set in stone but it might happen. So I'm thinking I might come out to my fraternity this Tuesday. Then this weekend he gave the first hint that he was truly ready to share himself with his whole world: Then "Closeted Athlete" stuck his toe out of the closet a few weeks ago by changing his Twitter name to "I'm The Same Mason." He also shared various links about ending suicide, a sign that started to worry me - Could it be that this young man started having dangerous thoughts? It was then, a few weeks ago, that I chatted with him, learned his true identity, and learned he was actually on a positive path forward. He has kept his identity a secret, which has given him the freedom to tweet and retweet whatever his truly on his mind, including his thoughts on LGBT rights and "cute boys." South Carolina school has two out volleyballers Coming out kicking at Middle Tennessee Stateįor the last few months a Twitter handle called "Closeted Athlete" has garnered some attention for his tweets about seemingly struggling in the closet and possibly being near coming out.