Get Up And Do Something: 'Life's much easier': Coming out can lower stress, ease depression

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'Life's much easier': Coming out can lower stress, ease depression Jan 31st 2013, 11:57 As a teenager, Carlo Joyce's relationship with his parents was strained. He's gay, but hid that fact from family and most of his friends. So he usually found himself lying when his folks asked where he was going and with whom. "After I came out at 19, things got better with my family," he recalled. But then he joined the Marines and had to hide his sexuality all over again. He had to go to strip bars to fit in, and when the other guys talked about sex, or dating, he had to be sure he changed the gender in his stories. "It was very stressful to live that double life," he explained. "I always had to watch what I said."

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