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

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.

Sexuality is a private matter; some believe that broadcasting it destroys the very things that make it sacred.

It was a pleasure to be a gay eyesore.

Gay culture is surviving and thriving. Some activists believe the recent rise in homophobic violence might be a gauge of the success of positive gay images.

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

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