so, the day has come. our brave, wonderful boy has reached a point in his life where he felt comfortable enough coming out as queerâgay. i think no one wants it but hereâs the official statement from the PFBI over it.
i personally have never felt more proud to stan someone in my entire life. Dan is an incredibly strong person who has shown me that itâs not only okay to be sick and need help but that itâs okay for me as a queer to be happy. so from everyone in the PFBI we offer a humble and heartfelt âthank youâ to our magnificent cult leader. 10/10 Dan.
now, many of the fandom probably had the knee-jerk âwe all been knewâ and Dan isnât exactly an idiot which is why he put in his video he didnât want to see any of us commenting saying those exact words. iâm not sure if anyone felt attacked by that, but in case someone did then i thought it would be good to have a statement about what he meant. he meant that being queer is his. that he is being himself, and while he hasnât been subtle, heâs been private and afraid. so him coming out isnât a âyou guys got me lolâ but itâs actually a âthis is meâ moment. essentially, it isnât about us and our theories. itâs about him being comfortable.
thereâs been SO much drama in this community about his sexuality; people being downright homophobic all the way to downright obsessed. but heâs never actually told anyone to stop reading his subtext or his hints. and in fact if we hadnât done that then he wouldnât have been able to attract such an accepting and primarily queer fanbase, something he said helped him feel comfortable enough to be safely out. so attacking people over this situation for having theories or feeling validated wouldnât be fostering the love and acceptance he wants for all of us and himself.
hopefully we can continue to be a positive community. hopefully him coming out has drastically brightened your life and validated your own sexuality in the same way it has done to mine. i canât wait to go to Pride this year knowing iâm marching for everyone i love, and knowing i can include myself in that category.
weâll try to be more active, especially now the sassy cat is out of the bag about Dan and now that we can feel confident that they arenât lying to us. i feel less ready to be hurt or let down by people i respect. the âlol it was all for moneyâ reveal will officially never happen so we can stop trying to prove them real to assuage that fear.
letâs make the rest of 2019 and all of 2020 a year of true queer acceptance, growth, and community wide respect!