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Cmv: Declaring your sexuality on national TV is not an act worth commending

This opinion is in response to Philip Schofield, a presenter on 'This Morning' in the UK, coming out as gay on national TV recently. 

The guy was married for 27 years to his wife and has two children with her. He has now come out as gay and made it a point to declare it on the show. I don't have any hate towards the LGBTQ community at all and if you're gay then that's nice for you but honestly, who cares? Why is everyone making it seem like he is a hero for declaring his sexuality? 

On a lesser note, does no one care about the sanctity of marriage anymore? Marriage is a big commitment and it would hurt me a lot to think that after all those years my partner was lying to me and himself this whole time. Instead, he is being praised and applauded like it's a brave thing to do. It's not brave. It's nothing (actually it's kind of shit for his wife and kids). No one cares who you're attracted to. That's your personal business. There are so many issues in the world that are more worthy of reporting and attention than coming out in a country that is liberal. Can the news outlets focus on something important and not this nonsense for once?

Edit: let me apologise and retract the last paragraph about marriage and his wife. As a lot of the comments have pointed out and from my own understanding, I know he has already got his family's support despite it being a tough thing to accept after being married for so long. That matter is between him and his family and on that basis I take it back and apologise for using it as my fuel to my argument initially. The main thing is the media coverage on this and him being labelled a hero for it which is what I disagree with.
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He might not be 'a hero' for coming out, but in fact it is very brave of him to do so, just as it's brave when any public figure openly discusses a difficult issue (mental illness, surviving abuse, addiction etc). Talking openly helps destigmatize the issue and make others feel like it's possible for them to come out or be honest with themselves and others. If this guy's openness saves even one other gay person from going down the sham marriage path, it will have been worth it.

Also, speaking as the child of a gay man who married a straight woman, who was indeed devastated etc, dismissing this kind of coming out does not do anything to help the ex-wife or children. The more that homosexuality is destigmatized (and no, it's not fully destigmatized even in the UK), the fewer people will enter in sham marriages.