Because Of An Adulterous Affair I Shall

I Try To Be Grateful For The Abundance Of The Blessings That I Have, For The Journey That I'm On And To Relish Each Day As A Gift.

I Do Not Believe That God Tortures Any Person Simply For Its Own Sake. I Believe That God Enables All Things To Work For The Greater Good.

I'm Grateful For My Brokenness. I'm Grateful For My Humility.

When I Came Out Publicly, Some Photo Editors Had A Field Day Searching For Pictures Of Me With A Limp Wrist Or Some Other Stereotypical Gay Signifier - As Though, After Decades In The Public Eye, They'd Suddenly Come Across A Trove Of Shots Where I Looked Like A Cher Impersonator.

For Me, Living In The Closet Corroded My Ability To Have An Honest, Open Relationship With My God, My Loved Ones, My Constituency And Myself.