Perhaps there is no agony worse than the tedium I experienced waiting for Something to Happen.

My gayness became quietly accepted and, shock of all shocks, life went on.

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

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.

When you've grown sick of reading and bug-eyed from watching TV, when your friends are all visited out, no words can adequately praise the link to the outside world provided by your parents and family.

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

One result of An American Family was that I became a gay role model.