![]() ![]() The lyrics, “but I don’t care what they say / I’m in love with you / they try to pull me away / but they don’t know the truth,” played a pivotal point in my decision to come out. I hesitated and said, “I am gay and this boy is my boyfriend.” My mother proceeded, “So, if I call this boy, he would tell me the same thing?” I told my mother with conviction, “This boy is no one and this means nothing.” ![]() My mother asked, “Who is this boy?” and “Why does this boy’s name appear as is?” She stumbled on a contact in all caps with unnecessary repeated letters followed by text symbols. My mother borrowed my cell phone to place a call for a taxi. The day I came out, it did not happen the way I thought it would. The song that is the most meaningful to my coming out is “Bleeding Love” by Leona Lewis, which was introduced to me by a boy in my senior year of high school. “Bleeding Love” was submitted to our playlist by our close friend, Christian, A gay man who used Lewis’ track to come out to his family. Including our very own Pride Anthem Playlist. With fans everywhere requesting plays and Miss Lewis quickly becoming a household name.Īnd though it has been 12 years since the track’s release- “Bleeding Love” is still making it’s way onto love song playlists everywhere. Released to American fans on December 18th, 2007, “Bleeding Love” instantly became a radio favorite. ![]()
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