# @matttolbert on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CBvmZXdBibt
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/17940057-matttolbert-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2020-06-22T16:16:41.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Matt Tolbert (@TolbertTweet) — https://gondola.cc/TolbertTweet

## Caption

My coming out story is a little weird. My now husband and I were cast as Hanschen and Ernst (the gay lovers) in a Dallas production of Spring Awakening, and the Dallas LGBT newspaper wrote an article about our relationship on and off stage. I didn't think my family would ever see something in a gay publication!

Well almost two years later, my brother was Googling our family members and found it, and the rest is history. Coming out isn't the most fun thing, but I think the important thing is that you do it when YOU are ready. -

While I actually didn't mind being "in the closet," it is a lot easier to live a more positive and free life when you have nothing to hide. That's what Pride means to me, which is why I'm celebrating Pride this month with rastaclat's Pride bracelet collection. Rastaclat makes bracelets with positivity in mind, and their mission is to spread positivity at scale. -

Rastaclat is donating $1 for every Pride bracelet sold in the month of June to itgetsbetter, an organization that inspires people across the globe to share their stories and remind the next generation of LGBTQ+ youth that hope is out there, and it will get better. You can use my code MATT20 for 20% off your order (link in bio)! -

#seekthepositive #rastaclatambassador #pridemonth #pride2020 #lgbtq #happypridemonth #loveislove #rainbow #love #gaypride2020 #gayboy #pridemonth2020 #pride #happypride #queer #gaylove #gay #lgbt #instagay #sponsored #ad

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