Peeking Into The Closet

Peeking Into The Closet

In her book, Shameless, A Sexual Reformation, Nadia Bolz-Weber writes that she navigated her sex life “without any wisdom from my elders.” I had the same experience because most of my gay elders were deep in the closet.

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Gorgeous

Gorgeous

My generation of gay men came grew up in a time devoid of any context for being gay. Long before puberty, I sensed something different inside of me, but I had no visual models to provide a framework or mentors to give me validation for this feeling.

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Why I Write

Why I Write

News Flash: Loneliness is at epidemic levels in the United States. In today’s divided, tribal environment, it is easy to forget that finding and joining one’s tribe has not always been a bad thing. It has been especially important for the gay men and women of my Boomer generation. Real connection with previously invisible LGBTQ people has been a powerful antidote to isolation and loneliness over the decades.

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