It wasn't a secret that I was gay. I'd come out to my parents during my junior year of high school, on the day that I also wrecked the family car.

I always knew that there was something that made me different, and by the time I was in high school, I understood what it was.

I came very close to quitting my job for the Bush-Cheney '04 campaign. I seriously considered packing up my office and heading home to Colorado.

Having loving and supporting parents didn't make me feel any better about the possibility of seeing my personal life splashed across newspapers and tabloids.

For the record, I love my sister. But she is dead wrong on the marriage issue.

In the 1980s, there weren't a lot of role models for gay teenagers.

There are millions of gay people in the United States, including well-known celebrities.