The lyrics, вЂњbut I donвЂ™t care what they say / IвЂ™m in love with you / they try to pull me away / but they donвЂ™t know the truth,вЂќ played a pivotal point in my decision to come out. I hesitated and said, вЂњI am gay and this boy is my boyfriend.вЂќ My mother proceeded, вЂњSo, if I call this boy, he would tell me the same thing?вЂќ I told my mother with conviction, вЂњThis boy is no one and this means nothing.вЂќ My mother asked, вЂњWho is this boy?вЂќ and вЂњWhy does this boyвЂ™s name appear as is?вЂќ She stumbled on a contact in all caps with unnecessary repeated letters followed by text symbols. My mother borrowed my cell phone to place a call for a taxi. The day I came out, it did not happen the way I thought it would. The song that is the most meaningful to my coming out is вЂњBleeding LoveвЂќ by Leona Lewis, which was introduced to me by a boy in my senior year of high school. вЂњBleeding LoveвЂќ was submitted to our playlist by our close friend, Christian, A gay man who used LewisвЂ™ track to come out to his family. Including our very own Pride Anthem Playlist. With fans everywhere requesting plays and Miss Lewis quickly becoming a household name.ДЄnd though it has been 12 years since the trackвЂ™s release- вЂњBleeding LoveвЂќ is still making itвЂ™s way onto love song playlists everywhere. Released to American fans on December 18th, 2007, вЂњBleeding LoveвЂќ instantly became a radio favorite.

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