That’s classic Pick Me behavior, Graeter says: Aycox is placating the bad behavior of only cis white gay men. Coming out never ends and constantly inspires new perspectives. He has quit hiding in the shadows and accepted who he is,” Aycox wrote.įor queer folk who want to take a self-righteously police coming out journey as it happens: take a beat and remember the fear we’ve all shared-of ourselves, of our families and of the world. But, like every LGBTQ member who comes out, he is reborn. He must now live with the decisions he made in his previous life and start anew. “Yes, Schock chose political success over the LGBTQ community, and it cost him dearly. Navy veteran and Mississippi’s first openly gay congressional candidate Michael Aycox wrote an op-ed for Queerty asking LGBTQ people to be kind to Schock. While some queer people were quick to call out as Schock’s hypocrisy, others defended Schock’s coming-out.
