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“Freshman To Senior Year, Does This Count As A Glo Up?” People Are Sharing Their Coming-Out ‘Glo Ups’
For those of you not in the know, to ‘glo up’ is something akin to the old ugly duck syndrome, a transformation from awkward, gangly teen to smoking hot in your senior years. It can occur either physically through the development of new ‘assets’ during puberty, or from simply gaining the self-acceptance and therefore confidence to hold yourself with a degree of sass previously absent.
Caitlin Crowley, 17 and from Naples, Florida, is a good example of the latter. She jokingly tweeted before and after pics of herself, four years ago and now, with the caption “Does this count as a glo up???”
In the first pic is her and her old friend Dylan, back in freshman year and all dolled up, but with a body language that suggests that romance is not on the cards. Nevertheless, they were and remain great friends. It was the ‘now’ pic that has resonated with people. Confident, carefree and clearly in love, Caitlin is kissing her girlfriend Kirrin Chew, who she has been dating for a year now.
Inspired by the beauty of her transformation and obvious happiness since ‘coming out,’ others with similar experiences started sharing their gay glo up pics with an outpouring of love and positivity. The viral posts show other young people that may be struggling to come to terms with their sexuality to see that coming out, while often difficult, can also be a joyful and liberating experience.
Scroll down to see people’s pictures and experiences below, and feel free to share your own stories in the comments!
More info: Twitter (h/t: Insider)
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can I just say, I love the fact she found a tall girl~ it reminds me of my husband and me before........Im, 7'3 so he was my small lil guy before.... we left each other
thats kinda rude its not "gay s**t" i might be bisexual but kinda offends me
I am so happy to see how times have changed...when I was a teenager 25 years ago, you were either "gay" or "straight" which made for confusing times for someone like myself who was attracted to both sexes. Bravo acceptance and change!
I am very happy for these people who are able to be themselves now but what i don't like is the need for validation from other people, i know confidence isn't something everyone has and that but i just wish people could just be who they are, its sad that people have to make a big deal of being who they are but unfortunately the world is still a shallow, intolerable place.
Yay for finding yourself... but it is okay to take a photo with your significant other where you aren't making out. We will still believe you are a couple... I promise.
I LOVE THIS! Now, I have a questions, kind of a food for thought type thing......there are MANY more women openly displaying affection in these pics than there are men. Do you think that's an indication of how far we still need to go, in terms of making the world a safer place for LGBTQ men, in particular? Or do you think we just have more female pandas, or it's coincidence, etc..
They're all look so much happier in the "after" photos. That's amazing that they're all out, accepted and loved.
I am so happy to see how times have changed...when I was a teenager 25 years ago, you were either "gay" or "straight" which made for confusing times for someone like myself who was attracted to both sexes. Bravo acceptance and change!
I am very happy for these people who are able to be themselves now but what i don't like is the need for validation from other people, i know confidence isn't something everyone has and that but i just wish people could just be who they are, its sad that people have to make a big deal of being who they are but unfortunately the world is still a shallow, intolerable place.
Yay for finding yourself... but it is okay to take a photo with your significant other where you aren't making out. We will still believe you are a couple... I promise.
I LOVE THIS! Now, I have a questions, kind of a food for thought type thing......there are MANY more women openly displaying affection in these pics than there are men. Do you think that's an indication of how far we still need to go, in terms of making the world a safer place for LGBTQ men, in particular? Or do you think we just have more female pandas, or it's coincidence, etc..
They're all look so much happier in the "after" photos. That's amazing that they're all out, accepted and loved.