MTV Airs Young Woman's Coming Out to Family

[Jazzy]

A 20-year-old Savannah State University student and cheerleader named Desiree was profiled on last night's episode of MTV's True Life, which was titled "I'm a Gay Athlete." In it, Desiree ostensibly came out to her mom Michelle and aunt Deena over lunch. It did not go well. This is about as worst-case scenario as it gets (I suppose only violence and/or outright rejection could make it worse).

Neither Desiree's mom nor aunt initially wanted to believe that Desiree is gay, and the way this played out was almost absurd—when Desiree told them that her significant other is named Kim, Deena decided that Desiree must be dating an Asian man. Deena also told her that being gay is a "fad" and "not normal." Her mother asked her if she was "the boy" or "the girl." To Desiree's great credit, she snorted back, "Do I look like a boy?" Touché.

Watch clip of the episode

What are your thoughts about the reaction from her mom Michelle and aunt Deena?

 

[gaze-universe]

Sounds nothing like my coming out But it does sound like she was able to handle the reactions based on the quote.