• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • About Towleroad
  • Towleroad on Social Media
  • Privacy Policy

Towleroad Gay News

Gay Blog Towleroad: More than gay news | gay men

  • Travel
  • Sports
  • Law/Justice
  • Celebrities
  • Film/TV/Stream
  • Republicans
  • Madonna
  • Books
  • Men
  • Trans Rights
  • Tech/Science
  • Royals
  • Monkeypox

In Graduation Speech, Gay High School Senior Thanks His Class for Accepting Him: VIDEO

RJ Aguiar May 21, 2013

Ted Chalfen

When speaking at Fairview High School graduation ceremony on Sunday in Boulder, CO, speaker Ted Chalfen immediately cut to the chase.

“I’m going to skip all of the clichés I want to rattle off right now, and get right to the point…I’m gay. Many, if not most, of the students here today know this, and most of them don’t really care. That is exactly the reason why I decided I had to give this speech.”

Chalfen then went on to detail the apprehension he felt when he first decided to come out to his peers and teachers, and chronicles the outpouring of support he received as a result. He also congratulates his fellow students and their parents on their open-mindedness, and details precisely how their attitudes will build a better future.

“This generation is never going to accomplish the things I know it to be capable of unless we stop thinking of each other in terms of ‘us’ and ‘them’…Like it or not, we’re all in this together.”

You can see Chalfen’s heartwarming speech AFTER THE JUMP…

video
Link
typorama 6 copy

Topics: News More Posts About: I'm Gay, News, video

Related Posts
  • Chase Chrisley Posts Cryptic Message About ‘Getting Through’ Tough Situations After Todd Allegedly Paid Blackmailer
  • Russia Blocks Facebook, Accusing it of Restricting Access to Russian Media;
  • Zelensky Videos: He won Ukraine’s Dancing With The Stars, And Played A Teacher Elected President in a TV Series; On Way To This Weeks Videos Rallying to Resist: WATCH
  • Anderson Cooper: Shirtless Richard Gere made me realise I was gay

    Anderson Cooper: Shirtless Richard Gere made me realise I was gay

    Published by BANG Showbiz English Anderson Cooper says Richard Gere made him realise he was gay. The 55-year-old TV host – who is the son of late heiress Gloria Vanderbilt and actor Wyatt Cooper – went …Read More »
  • Beirut LGBT protests forced to postpone after death threats

    Beirut LGBT protests forced to postpone after death threats

    Published by Al-Araby Queer rights activists in Lebanon have been forced to cancel protests outside the interior ministry after receiving death threats and warnings of homophobic counter protests. Activists and allies of the LGBT community in …Read More »
  • Abortion decision backs US companies into a tight space

    Abortion decision backs US companies into a tight space

    Published by AFP As companies react to Friday's Surpeme Court decision on abortion, they are trying to avoid similar pitfalls to those faced by Disney after Florida's New York (AFP) – Several large US companies have …Read More »
  • Oslo gay bar shooting won’t stop fight for equal rights – Norway PM

    Oslo gay bar shooting won’t stop fight for equal rights – Norway PM

    Published by Reuters By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) – The deadly rampage by a gunman at a gay bar and another venue in central Oslo on Saturday will not put an end to the fight for …Read More »
Previous Post: « Veteran UFC FIghter Nate Diaz and Manager Stand By Homophobic Remarks
Next Post: Efforts to Include Gay Binational Couples in Immigration Reform Spurned by Senate Panel »

Primary Sidebar

News

  • Billie Eilish tells Glastonbury fans to scream away anxieties at history making headline slot

    Billie Eilish tells Glastonbury fans to scream away anxieties at history making headline slot

  • Landmark gun-safety bill heads to U.S. House after Senate passage

    Landmark gun-safety bill heads to U.S. House after Senate passage

  • Prosecutors seek 25-year prison sentence for Chauvin over breach of Floyd’s rights

    Prosecutors seek 25-year prison sentence for Chauvin over breach of Floyd’s rights

RSS Partner Links

  • HAPPY PRIDE — I'LL REPORT THIS WEEK ON TODAY'S EVENTS!
  • Sunday Round-Up: Madonna; Brittney Griner; Trixie Mattel; Gisele Shaw; Frankie Grande & more!
  • Snapped! Tom Daley & Dustin Lance Black in Paris!
  • Showtune Sunday: All about “Anything Goes”
  • Birthday Tribute: “I Love Lucy” icon Vivian Vance was born 113 years ago today
  • Sunday Comics
  • Speedo Sunday

Most Recent

  • Half Of LGBT People Have Symptoms Of Anxiety: Census

    Half Of LGBT People Have Symptoms Of Anxiety: Census

  • Anderson Cooper: Shirtless Richard Gere made me realise I was gay

    Anderson Cooper: Shirtless Richard Gere made me realise I was gay

  • Beirut LGBT protests forced to postpone after death threats

    Beirut LGBT protests forced to postpone after death threats

  • Abortion decision backs US companies into a tight space

    Abortion decision backs US companies into a tight space

  • Oslo gay bar shooting won’t stop fight for equal rights – Norway PM

    Oslo gay bar shooting won’t stop fight for equal rights – Norway PM

  • ‘F*ck BET:’ Lil Nas X BET Conflict Gets New Volley With Release Of New Single And Video ‘Late To Da Party’

    ‘F*ck BET:’ Lil Nas X BET Conflict Gets New Volley With Release Of New Single And Video ‘Late To Da Party’

  • Christian extremists destroy LGBT monument in east Beirut

    Christian extremists destroy LGBT monument in east Beirut

  • Ryan Resch Becomes First Openly Gay NBA Basketball Ops Person

    Ryan Resch Becomes First Openly Gay NBA Basketball Ops Person

Most Commented

Social

Twitter @tlrd | Facebook | Instagram @tlrd
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • About Towleroad
  • Towleroad on Social Media
  • Privacy Policy
[towleroadmr] [towleroadtn]

Footer

Copyright © 2022 · Log in