Queer Reflection

The First Encounter: Coming Out at the Dinner Table

by Bryan Alexander | Jan 28, 2025 | Empathy in Action, Reflections

Our first Encounter begins at the dinner table—an intimate, emotional simulation where you come out to your family and feel every reaction in real time. It’s immersive, raw, and the first step in building a more empathetic world. We’re inviting the queer community to help us choose what comes next.

Queer Reflection is built to spark transformation, not just awareness.

One day the boy decided to let them know the way he felt inside.
He could not stand to hide it. 
His mother she broke down and cried.
Oh my father, why don’t you talk to me now? 
Oh my mother, do you still cry yourself to sleep?
Are you still proud of your little boy?

Don’t be afraid.
You don’t have to hideaway.

The boy, he was rejected by the people that he cared for.
It's not what they expected, but he could not keep it secret anymore.
Far from home now, waiting by the telephone.
There's a new world.
You can make it on your own.
Are you still proud of your little boy?

Don’t be afraid.
You don’t have to hideaway, no.

Don’t be afraid.
Love will mend your broken wing.
Time will fade away.
Learn to be brave.

—Hideaway by erasure from The Circus album

The First Encounter: Coming Out at the Dinner Table

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