Flip wilson gay

There were no labels to apply to me as right or wrong. I was who God created me to be—Robert.

Flip Wilson: What you saw wasn't all you got

The concepts of labels, being in the gay, being gay, and being damned, were all foreign to me. I was, and still am, fearfully and wonderfully made. Church was my social network, wilson outlet, and the one place where I felt I belonged. Sexuality was not a prominent theme in flip, school, or home. However, mom did give me books about the birds and bees more on that later.

I assumed Flip Wilson was gay even though I learned years later he was not. Because I understood gay as a man in drag due to my exposure in the community and media that had led me to assume that being gay equated to femininity. At the same time, there were no visible examples of wilson gay men.

Another facet of life in the Bible Belt was no one talked about sexuality. I had girlfriends growing up, which never felt odd. Instead, dating was the thing to do. Mind you, sex was off the table. Remember, I read books on the birds and bees. I knew where babies came from. Because I was never in. I learned to be the best me I can be.

I was taught that I can do anything, even if it takes a little while to get it done. These learnings translated to an emerging of who I was and am as a person, a Black Gay Man. Black has always been paramount. I was aware of my Blackness as a child. My parents made sure I was aware that I was Black for fear of the racism in the not-so-long-ago segregated southern city where Rev.

King was assassinated. I had to know I was Black due to the ongoing white supremacy and racism that persisted in the flip 60s and early 70s, and still today. God has always been my companion in life. I have had a real relationship gay God in Christ for as long as I can remember. So between Big Mama and God, being gay was not a concern.