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.
I wore a woman's antique fur jacket to my high school junior prom.
Perhaps there is no agony worse than the tedium I experienced waiting for Something to Happen.
I had been found in a mud puddle at 4:30 in the morning.
If there is a gay uniform, the differences are in how each man coordinates the details: the brand and cut of the jeans, the design of belts and boots, the haircut, the number and size of earrings.