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Colman Domingo spoke to Men's Health about his experience coming out as gay to his family in the 1990s. The first person he told was his older brother:
"I told him that I was gay. He looked at me and was just like, 'What?' He just couldn’t believe it. Eventually, he said, 'I don’t care, man. I love you anyway.' And he just hugged me. Then he said, 'Have you told anyone else?' I said, no. He said, 'Alright, this stays between you and me.”’
Her sister found out two days later:
"She was pissed off. I said, 'Look, yes, it was really hard for me to tell him.' She said, 'No, no, no. Why didn’t you tell me first?' She was pissed off because she didn’t get the information first.’
Some time later, he told his mother—who accepted it calmly. Twenty minutes later, the phone rings and she says:
“I talked to your stepfather.” She puts him on and he says, in his blue-collar masculine way, “You’re a good boy and there’s nothing you can tell me that would make me stop loving you.”’
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WATCH: Video
A dramatic video gives motorists a rare look at how quick thinking and proper driving skills can mean the difference between becoming a victim and making a clean escape.
The footage shows a driver being boxed in by suspected hijackers on a public road. Instead of freezing or trying to force his way forward, the motorist immediately switches to reverse and makes a split-second decision that likely saved his life.
What follows can only be described as a masterclass behind the wheel.
With the suspects attempting to close in, the driver accelerates in reverse at speed, maintaining full control of the vehicle while navigating the road with precision.
His passenger opens the door and jumps out leaving the door open but that does not stop him.
Despite the chaos, the driver keeps his line clean, showing remarkable spatial awareness as he continues reversing over a considerable distance without losing control or veering off the road.
The hijackers, clearly caught off guard, could not keep up.
Via SA Trucker