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

My reasons for declaring a sexual preference had to do less with the pursuit of personal freedom than with the lust for pure shock value.

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

I wore a woman's antique fur jacket to my high school junior prom.

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.

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