Stories and Life Lessons from a Messy Queer Life
This is the story of my coming out. In telling it, I have tried to recreate the voice of the eighteen-year-old Ralph whose formative years were steeped in an alcoholic home. Although I was insecure and scared, I projected a cocky, superior persona to the world. Before college, I had successfully avoided facing difficult feelings and, despite my cynicism, I was a romantic at heart.
Read MoreNews 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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