steve kmetkos' gay?!?
From <a href="http://www.stevekmetko.com">SteveKmetko.com</a>:
Ask Steve III (December 2000):
Was it hard for you to become openly gay and do people look at you differntly because of it? What changed?
Yes it was hard. Twenty years ago, when I was struggling with this whole 'coming out' thing, it was a much different time. There were virtually no role models. Plus, I was raised in a very religious home. Sex was something that had a lot of 'shame' attached to it. And being gay? Forget about it! Not allowed. That's one of the reasons I got married at age 22. I wanted to do what society taught me was the 'right' thing to do. I wanted to fit in. We divorced about 3 years later.
And then, in the workplace, when I was in line for a big promotion, someone thought the General Manager of the television station I worked at ought to know the 'real' Steve. So, this anonymous person told my boss about my sexual orientation. After he confronted me and grilled me with questions he had no right to ask--'"Do you show affection to your partner in public? Do your parents know you're gay? Do you act gay when you're around other people?"--he told me I might as well start looking for a new job because: "...you're not going any further here."
What changed as a result of that (and other experiences)? Me. I changed. When I finally came to the realization that there's no value in letting others tamper with your self-worth, and that there's no crime in just being who you are. Be real. It'll do wonders for you.
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