An interesting read that was recently fowarded our way:
http://figuringmyselfoutblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/facebook-factor.html
The entire article is worth reading, but this is a very importing line:
I would love to say I will soon be coming out on Facebook. It would be a quick, easy, and relatively painless way to let people know. However, there are several reasons why I’m not:
1) The employer factor—they DO check Facebook, and it’s none of their business.
2) Family-Facebook friends include my sister and cousins…not ready to “go there†with them.
3) It’s impersonal
4) Perhaps most important-is it really the business of every one of my 400 some friends, and thousands of people in my school and regional networks to know if I’m gay or straight?These four factors alone lead me to conclude that I will not be outing myself via Facebook anytime soon.
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