I Believed I Was Invincible.

Coming Out Is A Means Of Redefining Oneself, Of Claiming Membership In A Lifestyle And A Social Order With Distinct Values. Chief Among These Values Is Honesty.

It Was A Pleasure To Be A Gay Eyesore.

My Gayness Became Quietly Accepted And, Shock Of All Shocks, Life Went On.

One Result Of An American Family Was That I Became A Gay Role Model.

As Anyone Who Is Gay Will Confirm, Being That Way Is Not Something You Become, It Is A Set Of Emotional And Physical Responses That Just Are.