Even though more people are feeling comfortable with their sexuality these days, feeling accepted is still a struggle for many in the LGBTQ community. The news can be even tougher for the elderly to share, especially if they’ve been living with their secret for decades. That’s how 90-year-old Kenneth Felts had been living. The grandfather from Colorado initially planned to never come out. But then, he had a change of heart.
Thanks to his extra time at home this year, Kenneth decided it was finally time to pen his memoir. The book would be extra special. Generations after him would learn about his time on earth. But, the book would have been incomplete if Kenneth left out his sexuality. Since he was living a secret for decades, it only made sense to come out for his life story.
“I had been keeping this secret most of my life, and I had planned to take it to the grave,” he admitted in an interview with Today.
Kenneth realized he was gay at an early age. He recalls figuring it out when he was only 12.