tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056860424380980828.post147684472978348519..comments2023-11-26T00:28:03.695-08:00Comments on The Wanderings and Delusions of a Gay Mormon Boy: Why Do We Like X-Men?, Part 3A Gay Mormon Boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02366029507118022319noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056860424380980828.post-37115086541819355442010-01-08T10:14:33.414-08:002010-01-08T10:14:33.414-08:00@ Cole: Oh how I remember dear Tristan. That stor...@ Cole: Oh how I remember dear Tristan. That story does, after all, reveal a lot about our friendship and our development within the spere of the Gay Mormon Dilemma and deserves its own post in due time. (Perhaps the time has come for some collaboration? I've got some possibilities in mind).<br /><br />@Kurt: Yay for Spandex and below-the-surface analysis.A Gay Mormon Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366029507118022319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056860424380980828.post-892689641733920082010-01-07T12:28:31.123-08:002010-01-07T12:28:31.123-08:00I have always loved X-men. I played with the acti...I have always loved X-men. I played with the action figures starting around the age of five. As I grew X-men became more personal to me. It was created to promote a homosexual agenda, it was more focused on racism back in the day. Regardless it represents the oppressed. That oppression is a story worth telling, especially in spandex.Chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11498402779628519776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056860424380980828.post-36259245111616084892010-01-06T23:49:30.004-08:002010-01-06T23:49:30.004-08:00GMB--
Reading this left me with quite a few memor...GMB--<br /><br />Reading this left me with quite a few memories of wishing my own mask could have been my "cure", or that, in hiding features of myself and assuming the roles someone else provided me, I could at least be loved by someone. Remember Tristan? The opera? And that damned engagement ring? Thank God I learned lies, masks and phantoms never cure anything.<br /><br />What constitutes "the cure" anyway? Perhaps a redefining of what we think "the cure" is in order. There's nothing wrong with homosexuality (or with those mutants, for that matter -- my goodness, some of those abs!), but there is definitely something quite sinful about the "fear and shame for one’s identity" we may sometimes feel as GMB's. Why don't we focus on curing those sorts of feelings, weaknesses and tendencies?<br /><br />We're vibrant boys and girls, my boys and girls, and we need to love all that is in us!Colenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056860424380980828.post-78515255009211940772010-01-06T22:51:20.250-08:002010-01-06T22:51:20.250-08:00@Grant: Love the quote! As for the masks, I feel ...@Grant: Love the quote! As for the masks, I feel like that is the single original observation in the piece.A Gay Mormon Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366029507118022319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056860424380980828.post-9070708590224548112010-01-06T10:09:28.239-08:002010-01-06T10:09:28.239-08:00I love, love, love the Storm quote about the "...I love, love, love the Storm quote about the "cure": "No, Professor. They can't cure us. You want to know why? Because there's nothin' to cure. Nothing's wrong with you. Or any of us, for that matter."<br /><br />I never really thought about the mask issue and the compartment way superheroes often exist, but I am glad you pointed it out because I think it is an important point. The X-men are confident enough in their identity that no masks are required.Grant Hawshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11285466218376293776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056860424380980828.post-66348268035541439162010-01-05T23:11:20.147-08:002010-01-05T23:11:20.147-08:00@Mr. Curie: Don't worry about any thunder robb...@Mr. Curie: Don't worry about any thunder robbery. I was able to use your comments for a very good point. Thanks for sharing your story. The MoHo Bloggernacle welcomes you. (An aside: I've never really cared for the sound of MoHo). <br /><br />@Alan: It's nice to be on the same page in this. It's odd to think that something so logical as openness and honesty (with ourselves) would lead to happiness.<br /><br />@Evan: Thanks! Sorry to hear about the family experience. It sounds like a few of my own.<br /><br />@Andy: I'm glad you liked it. It was hard to write. At first I didn't really make the connections, but as I got going, I realized I was doing my best to keep it limited to 3 entries.A Gay Mormon Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366029507118022319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056860424380980828.post-46551724977746107902010-01-05T20:18:22.528-08:002010-01-05T20:18:22.528-08:00Honestly, I never made the connection between the ...Honestly, I never made the connection between the homosexual lifestyle and plight before. I just watched the X-Men series for entertainment, but now I am going to have to watch them again from a different perspective. Movie party!<br />Oh, and great great comments. I wish I looked into films as deep as you.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04801187742151343154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056860424380980828.post-15019729516557698962010-01-05T15:19:36.153-08:002010-01-05T15:19:36.153-08:00I'm loving this little series of entries you g...I'm loving this little series of entries you got here! <br /><br />I remember watching The Last Stand with my family once it was released on DVD. I was still closeted, and I remember the part about "the cure." One of my brothers at that time complained about how much he was sick of the movie trilogy because it promoted the homosexual agenda constantly.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01226208429329312021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056860424380980828.post-33737957763756671972010-01-05T13:31:19.538-08:002010-01-05T13:31:19.538-08:00As per prior comment, I haven't watched X-Men ...As per prior comment, I haven't watched X-Men much but now I'm more intrigued. I'm gonna have to check out this Angel guy because he sounds like me too, somebody that embraces what makes him unique and wouldn't want it changed even if that were possible. So I'm with you there, GMB. I've blogged about it myself, in fact. I don't want it gone, I wouldn't take a "magic pill" even if it were available. The only change I've seen after years of trying to repress and deny who I was is the change from fear and shame and secrecy to openness, happiness, and peace as I learned to be grateful for the way I was made.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992194211469009236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056860424380980828.post-79172449143241221002010-01-05T12:28:14.448-08:002010-01-05T12:28:14.448-08:00Great post. I love X-men and it has a lot more me...Great post. I love X-men and it has a lot more meaning to my life now that I've realized/accepted my sexuality. Sorry to steal some of your thunder yesterday. . . I guess we're on the same wavelength. Accepting one's sexuality, of course, brings up questions of how to appropriately embrace one's sexuality. Are the confines the LDS church places on sexuality truly the only acceptable way? I was married and had a kid before I realized/accepted my homosexual tendancies (I still hold out that I may be bisexual because I have a great sex life with my wife), but that adds another layer of complexity to the question of how to embrace one's sexuality. I certainly don't want to do anything to hurt our relationship, because it is AMAZING! But, as a married man, how can I safely and constructively explore my sexuality? My current answer has been to join the MoHo blogernaccle.Mister Curiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00113134172902610883noreply@blogger.com