Reply With QuoteNo. Makes no difference to me. Sad that he got to 81 before he came out.Originally Posted by polomint38
James Randi has "come out" as homosexual, I for one wish him all the best and hope the morons don't give him to much stick.
It is a shame that our society makes it so hard for people to be themselves.
That was it I don't seem to actually have any questions. Any comments?
No. Makes no difference to me. Sad that he got to 81 before he came out.
Such revelations don't seem to harm celebs in the UK - look at Stephen Fry and Graham Norton - and why should they? I don't know if it will be the same in the good old USA, but Fry was accepted there, so I'm hopeful this won't affect Randi's standing.
I can honestly say that it makes no difference to me if he came out as homosexual or heterosexual. He has done great things for skepticism and that's what counts.
The poor man. How said he felt unable to do so before now. The homophobic lunar religious right will pillory him.
Perhaps he's now old enough and wise enough not to give flying flunggle. I hope so.
I think it's great that he has chosen to come out, it's like a big FU to those critics of his who will use it against him.
The sooner the human race gets to the point where sexuality is no longer news or worthy of comment the better....
Last edited by smudge; 22nd March 2010 at 11:29 AM. Reason: my own stupidity
For quite a few years now Randi has been the victim of a smear campaign alleging that he's a child molestor. I just hope that the idiots who will no doubt use his coming out against him won't confuse homosexuality and pedophilia.
James Randi being gay is not a big deal. I care to know very little about his private life. That one of the most rambunctious, independent minded and frankly confrontational men around felt the need to deny his nature for so many years is however a tragedy. It highlights the environment of prejudice that prevailed for so many decades. That's the big deal here. We need to tie up the last few loose ends in the rapid change of attitudes that we've seen recently and ensure that we never go back to those dark dark days.
I've just had a look at the comments over on JREF. Dozens of supportive messages, one loony Christofascist and a couple of brain-dead trolls!
I'm suprised the JREF hasn't had more numpties unloading their bile.
Was James Randi ever actually in the closet?
No, it was all done with mirrors!
It's things like this that leave me feeling that slowly, ever so slowly, society is moving in the right direction. Good on him, it can't be easy at that age, not just saying he's gay but saying he hid it. It's such a shame he ever felt he had to.
It was interesting that he mentioned that brilliant film about Harvey Milk as an influence on his decision to come out. I don't turn on the waterworks at the drop of a hat, but I watched it on DVD a couple of months ago and it had me in tears at the end.
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