This past Thursday on the WWE Network reality show "Legends House", wrestling legend and Hall-Of-Famer, Pat Patterson, came out for the first time publicly in a tearful confession to his fellow legends.
What made me want to post about this story wasn't the fact that it involves wrestling, but because of the circumstance surrounding Patterson's coming out and what we can learn from it. What really stood out to me is the fact that Pat Patterson is 73 years old and has been in the closet for over 50 years. He also had a partner for 40 years that hardly anyone knew about. That is a long time to hide a fairly big part of yourself away.
What we should all take from this story is that it is NEVER too late to show the world your true self. Your right to feel secure in your own skin in public does not have an expiration date. Coming out, whether to yourself or to others, isn't something that you only get to do before a certain age. Whether you are 18 or 88, you always have the right to say "This is ME and I'm gonna be happy".
If you are struggling with accepting yourself or with the idea of coming out, remember there is no deadline. You don't need to rush yourself. You have your whole lifetime to find out who you really are.
I've included a link to an article giving more details on Pat's coming out. Even if you have no idea who he is, I highly encourage you to read the article and watch the video clip.
http://www.out.com/entertainment/popnography/2014/06/13/wwe-legend-pat-patterson-comes-out-gay
"It is never too late to be what you might have been."
-George Eliot
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