I'm an agnosto-theist. I cross myself on airplanes. I pray when I'm sick. When you're sick I'll keep you in my thoughts; when I'm sick, I'm entreating a higher power.

A lot of people think that telling people you're gay is something someone might say just to get attention.

Natural isn't something I get called a lot in Texas.

Like it or not children are being raised by gay and lesbian parents all over America - as many as 10 million children. And it does nothing to make their lives more stable and secure to attack their families, to attack their parents to prevent us from marrying each other.

The truly revolutionary promise of our nation's founding document is the freedom to pursue happiness-with-a-capital-H.

I think the best thing for you to do is just live your life. Live a life that's worth living, one where you do what you want to do, pursue your passions. That way, if you meet someone, they'll be joining a life that's already really good.

I don't write about my life in my column.