Gay black grandpas

There was Ken, the cisgender straight divorced father and Korean War veteran who led a quiet simple life in Colorado. He remembers being so emotionally exhausted from burying friends he decided during those early days to stop attending funerals altogether.

Felts didn't need to worry. About Welcome to the Older Gay Black Men’s Group! Then there was Larry, the gay man hidden deep within himself who was too afraid to come out of the closet. Founded on August 9,and now over 26, members strong, this group is a space for older gay Black men to network, socialize, and build community.

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At long last, though, Ken and Larry are proudly out these days. People who came out came out on their own, without support. The conversation was ironic to say the least, as Mayes had revealed to Felts that she was a lesbian 20 years earlier.

Search form Search. I was very concerned because I needed people and I couldn't stand the thought of losing them just because I decided to finally be who I really was. Felts casually mentioned the one regret in his life was that he left a man named Phillip in the s.

There was no gay community, there really weren't gay organizations or anything. I'm way back there," Felts told The Know. Sign up today for our free newsletter. And I guess I didn't have the courage to face society at that time, so I just went ahead and buried it.

Felts had intended to take that secret to the grave, but had a change of heart while writing his memoir and he's been grandpa proud ever since. He explained via emails and social media how he always felt there were two personalities coexisting inside him: Ken was the cis straight man, and Larry was the gay man hidden in the closet.

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Kenneth Felts is tired of living a double life. After coming out to Mayes, Felts thought it was a good time to share the truth with his friends as well. The two had met and fallen in love in California, but Gay had ended the relationship because he felt life as a straight man would be far easier than the life as a gay man at the time.

He first told his daughter, Rebecca Mayes, but in a round-about way.