![]() My dad is a typical Jamaican man who shouts the words faggot and batty boy frequently. I know if I told my mother that I am gay she would not be able to cope and I’d bring shame on our family. Josh, 24 from Brixton told us: “In the black community the word gay is a major sin. Some of the men who responded to our survey said their race pays a big part as to why they are not out. I have led a celibate life and I’m thankful that God has given me the strength not to act on my feelings.” Sodomy is a sin and if I act on my feelings towards men I will go straight to hell. He said: “I pray to God every day to help me not act on my feelings. He told us that being a devout Catholic has helped him not act on his feelings. Religion is a big part of our way of life and being gay simply does not fit in with that life.” My family would shun me and my community would ignore me. “As a Muslim man the idea of ‘coming out’ is just not possible. He says he’ll never come out due to his religion. Mohamed is 23 and lives in South West London. I thought this would be the best option for me and my family.” It’s not to say I haven’t been with a man, I have, but I forced myself to be in relationships with women. I made the decision at a young age not to act on my feelings for other men. “I live in a little village in north Yorkshire. Paul is 36 and has been married for just over two years. Peter wasn’t the only man married to a woman who responded to our survey. I know some people would say I’m living a lie, and I am a little, but I chose this and have to live with it.” I sometimes wish this was not my life but it was the right decision for me at that time in my life. I got married to my wife, who I love, we have kids and I’ve had a nice life. He told us in our survey that he’s known all his life that he’s gay: “I grew up in a different time when being gay was frowned upon. He’s been married to a woman for 26 years. Peter is 42 and comes from Middlesbrough. To me this might be my chance to come out in a more accepting environment.” Rex, 19 from Letterkenny in Ireland told us: “I’ve been comfortable with being gay for the last few years but I come from a small town in Ireland and I’m not sure how my family would take the news. Kris, 19 from Glasgow echoes the same feelings: “I’ve known from a very young age, but I just don’t feel like I’m in a place yet in my life to tell others.” But I don’t feel the time is right for me to tell anyone.” He said: “I’ve known that I am gay from about the age of 12. He told us that he’s not out and he’s pretty sure no-one knows that he is gay. Jake is 17 years old and lives in Birmingham. ![]() It’s time to meet the gay and bisexual men who are not ‘out’. So we decided to talk to these men to see who they are, where they are from and their thoughts on their sexuality and coming out. In our coming out survey, about 10% of those who responded told us they were not ‘out’. ![]() Sometimes we in our little gay bubble forget that not all gay men come out. The two missing stripes, red and blue, traditionally symbolise ‘Life’ and ‘Harmony’ making this sombre film all the more poignant.The LGBT HERO Positive Pub Crawl | Thursday, 11 March 2022 A revised version of the iconic Pride flag, which is the centre-piece of the short film, has two out of the six colour stripes from the original flag missing, to represent the two in six LGBTQ youth at risk of taking their own lives due to issues surrounding shame, bullying, stigma, discrimination, dysphoria, anxiety and depression. Released 10th September ’18 in conjunction with World Suicide Prevention Day 2018, The Flag We Shouldn’t Be Proud Of seeks to raise awareness of the harrowing statistics surrounding mental health amongst LGBTQ youth. We approached director Mark Blackman and his producer Roxy Holman to capture the film, which was shot in Nomadic Studios on Poland Street, before edit, grade, online and sound post-production at Bubble. Gate London asked us to help them bring this thought-provoking concept to life a few weeks ago, with backing from Olly Alexander and Sadiq Khan to support LGBTQ youth on World Suicide Prevention Day.
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