Yup, that's right. I'm gay.

So, you might be asking yourself why I would want to share that with you. That's a very good question, actually. The truth is, I wish it didn't matter. I wish I didn't feel the need to share with you that particular detail of my life.

However, I think it's important for people to know. Our society tends to equate secrecy with shame. If I have something to hide, the likelihood is that whatever it is I'm hiding is something that is perceived as bad, damaging, or in some other way to be ashamed of. Extending that conceptualization, if I feel the need to hide my sexual orientation, it stands to reason that it is something I'm ashamed of. And, therefore, if I'm ashamed of it, it must be bad. So, I share it -- in order to get it out in the open. Who I am is not a shameful thing.  Being gay is neither good nor bad -- it is simply a fact.

As I develop this section of my site, my hope is to stimulate discussion -- on both sides of whichever issue happens to be on the plate at the moment. We are who we are. It's what we do with our lives that shows what kind of person we are.

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