For Inspiration – Admiring Madonna

I’m a 28 year old real estate proffesional from the United States and have been a Madonna Fan for, well what seems like all my life! I grew up with her, pretended I was her on stage in my living room, and really have admired her for a long time.
Madonna has inspired me and helped me do a number if things, from speaking out and saying what I want people to hear, to changing my hair style every once in a while but most importantly she has inspired me by letting a lot of gay people out there know that it’s okay to be gay. She helped me “come out” of the closet to my parents.

I came out in my early 20’s, and it was pretty much one the hardest issues that I’ve ever had to come face to face with. I’ll never forget…I recorded the Blond Ambition Tour on HBO when I was like 14 or 15 and I just couldn’t get enough of her. Of couse my parents just thought I had a “crush” on her. Rather then I wanted to BE HER! I needed a microphone headset BADLY to perform Vogue and Express Yourself.
So I got creative as any other red blooded American gay male would, and I broke apart a wire hanger from my closet and shaped it to my head so that the end would go toward my mouth. I got few small peices of black electrical tape and balled it all up and put it on the end of the wire in front of my mouth and that was the microphone. I loved it! I now could Vogue and sing at the same time! Well, one day my mom and came and made me through it away. I was so bummed, but I made another one and made sure my door was locked. She never knew after that….

And then there was Truth or Dare. So many gay guys! And they were out and proud! I had never ever seen anything like it in my small town growing up. At that point, when I very first saw Truth or Dare I remember thinking, at 14, wow, there are places where these guys can be gay, and there are people like Madonna that are okay with it. I was in awe.

Anyway, if it wasn’t for Madonna‘s courage, I’m not sure I would have had the courage myself to be the person that I am today.

Thank you for letting me share my story. And thanks for this great site.

Jayson from Seattle Washington, USA

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