The Rules of Coming Out Page
- All videos need to be less than five minutes long.
- You can’t cover your face.
- You need to reveal your real name. No nicknames allowed.
- All videos should be about gender identity and sexual orientation.
Powerful Coming Out Videos
“Sometimes when a tiny rock gets in your shoe, you ignore it and keep walking to keep the pace with a friend. I came all this way to avoid taking time to kneel and fix the shoe. Nobody noticed but since I endured the moments of pain, now I’m numb holding it back and hiding…I want to get rid of the rock in my shoe and march with you.”
After the first participant’s video was uploaded, more than 650 supportive comments followed. According to the couple, the participant showed his video to his parents and they were mostly positive.“I’m happy that it was a turning point for him to show himself,” Cheol-soo said.Something interesting that the couple have noticed is how comments from Koreans tend to differ from other nationalities. “If we take a look at the comments below videos, foreigners usually celebrate posts: ‘You are the best’ or ‘You are the shining jewel,’ but Koreans are much more serious: ‘You must go through hard times.’”“To my friends, hi I’m gay…When I was 14 years old, I noticed that I’m gay. I’ve cried inside countlessly for 19 years. I used to hate myself and I’ve had difficult times. But this moment that I’m filming this video right now, I’m very happy, so encourage me, guys.”
The Meaning of Coming Out
Message For LGBTQ People
“Growing up, I was told that being gay is wrong, it’s a sin, I’ll go to hell if I’m a gay…so I was like great I’m going to go to hell and that caused me to really hate myself for so many years. That’s why I’m deciding to come out now…Why should we not be able to love somebody because other people think it’s not okay?”