Every day, I will share something that makes me think 'Wish You Were Here.'

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

August 21/13

Today, it was revealed that Wentworth Miller, star of the hit television series Prison Break has come out as a gay man.  Miller, partially of Russian extraction, had been invited to a festival of some kind in Russia, and he publicly replied that he would not attend because, as a gay man, he cannot go to Russia while the LGBTQ community is suffering so much intense discrimination. 

When a celebrity comes out, it can be for so many very good reasons, but coming out so you can publicly support people like you in a difficult time and place?  It's the mark of an individual whose empathy is to be admired and respected.

Welcome to your outing, Wentworth...

...Wish you were here.

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