The Wild Reed

Thoughts & interests of a queer seeker of the Divine Presence;
of a “soul dancer,” seeking to embody with grace and verve
the mystico-prophetic spiritual tradition

Wednesday, October 11, 2023

For National Coming Out Day


Related Off-site Link:
From Invisibility to Celebration: The Importance of National Coming Out Day – Julie Kratz (Forbes, October 11, 2023).

See also the previous Wild Reed posts:
• Coming Out: An Act of Holiness
• Darren Hayes, Coming Out . . . Oh, and Time Travel
• Coming Out in Africa and the Middle East
• A Girl Named Sara: A “Person of the Resurrection”
• The Triumph of Love: An Easter Reflection
• It Shouldn’t Matter. Except It Does
• Ian McKellen’s Two Great Achievements: Playing Gandalf and Coming Out
• Lucy Jane Bledsoe: Quote of the Day – July 16, 2010
• The Raising of Lazarus and the Gay Experience of Coming Out
• Catherine Cavanagh: Quote of the Day – November 1, 2011
• Terrance Dean: Quote of the Day – July 7, 2012
• Something to Think About – September 6, 2013
• For National Coming Out Day 2013, Four Memorable Quotes
• David Whyte: “To Be Courageous is to Stay Close to the Way We Are Made”
• Making the Connections . . . Then and Now
• Nakhane’s Hymn to Freedom
• Soul Deep

To read about my own experience of coming out, see:
• In the Footsteps of Spring: Introduction
• Part 1 – The Light Within
• Part 2 – Shards of Summer
• Part 3 – Intimate Soliloquies
• Part 4 – Coming Out
• Part 5 – No Stranger Am I


Michael J. Bayly at 8:00 AM

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Born and raised in Australia, I now reside in the U.S. where from 2003-2015 I served as the executive coordinator of the Catholic Pastoral Committee on Sexual Minorities (CPCSM). During this time I also helped found both The Progressive Catholic Voice and the Catholic Coalition for Church Reform.

I established The Wild Reed in 2006 as a sign of solidarity with all who are dedicated to living lives of integrity – though, in particular, with gay people seeking to be true to both the gift of their sexuality and their Catholic faith. The Wild Reed's original by-line read, “Thoughts and reflections from a progressive, gay, Catholic perspective.” As you can see, it reads differently now. This is because my journey has, in many ways, taken me beyond, or perhaps better still, deeper into the realities that the words “progressive,” “gay,” and “Catholic” seek to describe.
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