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unusual facts about Come Out, Ye Black and Tans



Come Out

Come Out Youth Arts Festival, held annually in Adelaide, South Australia; co-founded by Greer Honeywill

Come Out, Ye Black and Tans

The song was written by Dominic Behan as a tribute to his father Stephen; often authorship of the song is attributed to Stephen.

Outside the Lines

More recently, former NBA player John Amaechi appeared on the February 11, 2007 edition to publicly come out as gay, and the May 11, 2008 edition reported that former USC basketball star O. J. Mayo had allegedly received thousands of dollars in cash and merchandise from a runner for a sports agent dating back to his high school career.

Showboy

It slowly becomes evident that he is desperate to find a new career, and at the same time he slowly begins to come out of the closet and pursue romance.

Suicide of Jamey Rodemeyer

In October 2011 actor Zachary Quinto noted Rodemeyer's death as the genesis of his decision to come out publicly as gay, saying on his website "...but in light of Jamey's death – it became clear to me in an instant that living a gay life without publicly acknowledging it – is simply not enough to make any significant contribution to the immense work that lies ahead on the road to complete equality".


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