re: “I am always stunned when I hear someone tell me—out of the blue, no context—that they are gay or lesbian.”
Attention getting mainly. A ploy. Some however would seem to take it a bit further (poor impulse control, etc.)
“I am always stunned when I hear someone tell me-out of the blue, no context-that they are gay or lesbian.”
I’ve long thought of it as a subconscious/unconscious need to confess a sin. Like they’re trying to use the affirmation of others to give them a peace of conscience they don’t have.