Coming out involves varying degrees of difficulty that are affected by class, race, religion, and geography.

I am now faced with mortality. Definitely not the most generous move.

I had been found in a mud puddle at 4:30 in the morning.

David Bowie and Boy George created a safely contained theatrical expression of gay style.

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.

Proclaiming a sexual preference is something that straight men never really have to bother with.

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.