I Engaged In An Adult Consensual Affair

Being Gay Is A Fundamental Part Of My Being - The Core Of Who I've Always Been, And The Thing That I Had Repressed And Run From All My Life.

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.

At A Point In Every Person's Life, One Has To Look Deeply Into The Mirror Of One's Soul And Decide One's Unique Truth In The World, Not As We May Want To See It Or Hope To See It, But As It Is.

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.

More Than Anything Else I Recall Being, Or Trying Very Deliberately To Be, A Perfect Child. Not A Goody Two-shoes, But A Kid Who Did Good, Who Worked Hard And Met Every Expectation. I Strove To Achieve In The Excessive Way That Psychotherapists Tend To Regard With Concern.