Well, I am working right now in Canada as a technician for APX Alarm, and let me tell you, I love Toronto! It is such an amazing city, and gay friendly as well. About two blocks from my apartment, there is a gay district which I have frequently walked down. It's interesting to see how different life is from Provo, Utah to the rest of the world. I love it.
However, being a technician is kind of like being on a sports team. All the guys are those "manly men" who, if the word 'gay' is mentioned, they freak out and start making fun of them. Gosh. It's hard.
Like, this morning: There was an awkward silence and someone said, "Gay baby." One of the other techs didn't know what that meant and he asked.
"What does that mean?"
"It means that everytime there is an awkward silence, a gay baby is born."
Everyone started to laugh, except for me, of course. It's just hard. I want to come out to them, but then I also don't want to be ostracized and then have no friends. I have to work here until the end of August, and having no friends would suck. But then, on the other hand, having friends who can't accept me for who I am also would suck.
Well...we'll see what'll happen.
You can do it buddy. Keep hanging in there. You know that there are always going to be people who love you for who you are and some people who don't. No matter who you are it is going to be like that. But it doesn't matter what they think. And besides that, I'm sure you get along fine with them.
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