Comments on: Slowly Drifting Out of the (Broom) Closet http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/06/slowly-drifting-out-of-broom-closet.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:51:57 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Folks call me Lore http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/06/slowly-drifting-out-of-broom-closet.html/comment-page-1#comment-1833 Folks call me Lore Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:45:00 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/06/slowly-drifting-out-of-the-broom-closet.html#comment-1833 I'm somewhere in the middle. I'm out in some aspects and very much still closeted in others. I was outed (both as queer and as pagan at the same time) to my family against my will (damn you MySpace!). I'm very open with friends and usually coworkers (with rare exception). But I live in South Florida which, despite having a very diverse population, is still the south. There's a church on every corner, people with signs that say "Repent, the end is near" at every intersection and people who are more than willing to confront you about their Lord Jesus Christ.<br/><br/>And yet we also have huge pagan celebrations, metaphysical shops, Meetup Groups and fairs. I meet a lot of people who, while they don't "get it" are still tolerant, if not downright curious.<br/><br/>It's a strange mix. I’m somewhere in the middle. I’m out in some aspects and very much still closeted in others. I was outed (both as queer and as pagan at the same time) to my family against my will (damn you MySpace!). I’m very open with friends and usually coworkers (with rare exception). But I live in South Florida which, despite having a very diverse population, is still the south. There’s a church on every corner, people with signs that say “Repent, the end is near” at every intersection and people who are more than willing to confront you about their Lord Jesus Christ.

And yet we also have huge pagan celebrations, metaphysical shops, Meetup Groups and fairs. I meet a lot of people who, while they don’t “get it” are still tolerant, if not downright curious.

It’s a strange mix.

]]> By: Pagan Magic http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/06/slowly-drifting-out-of-broom-closet.html/comment-page-1#comment-1826 Pagan Magic Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:51:00 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/06/slowly-drifting-out-of-the-broom-closet.html#comment-1826 I'm very lucky where I live, in that most of the people around here are pagans. In the 1991 census 35% of the population put their religion as Pagan - but I would imagine that's its considerably more now. Dawn x I’m very lucky where I live, in that most of the people around here are pagans. In the 1991 census 35% of the population put their religion as Pagan – but I would imagine that’s its considerably more now. Dawn x

]]> By: Livia Indica http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/06/slowly-drifting-out-of-broom-closet.html/comment-page-1#comment-1818 Livia Indica Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:37:00 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/06/slowly-drifting-out-of-the-broom-closet.html#comment-1818 I find this so-called trend hard to swallow as I've seen no signs of it in my homeland, the Ozarks of southwest Missouri. There are only a few pagans around here and we have to keep quiet. With a Christian church on every street (sometimes more than one of every street) and the dense population of rednecks this open and out trend may never reach the Ozarks. ..at least not in my lifetime. I find this so-called trend hard to swallow as I’ve seen no signs of it in my homeland, the Ozarks of southwest Missouri. There are only a few pagans around here and we have to keep quiet. With a Christian church on every street (sometimes more than one of every street) and the dense population of rednecks this open and out trend may never reach the Ozarks. ..at least not in my lifetime.

]]> By: Copper Asetemhat Stewart http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/06/slowly-drifting-out-of-broom-closet.html/comment-page-1#comment-1817 Copper Asetemhat Stewart Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:56:00 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/06/slowly-drifting-out-of-the-broom-closet.html#comment-1817 I've always been out as Pagan, primarily because I was already out as Queer and had had experiences with marginal religious status after being a traditionally-dressed ISKCON Krishna devotee in high school in the 80s. The first Pagans I met were both out and traditionalist, and the major shifts were already underway at the time of my decision to name self as "Pagan," 10-12 years ago, so I never saw any benefit to closeting. I’ve always been out as Pagan, primarily because I was already out as Queer and had had experiences with marginal religious status after being a traditionally-dressed ISKCON Krishna devotee in high school in the 80s. The first Pagans I met were both out and traditionalist, and the major shifts were already underway at the time of my decision to name self as “Pagan,” 10-12 years ago, so I never saw any benefit to closeting.

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