Trust
Today I told a stranger I was gay. It was just the right time. It surprised me how easy it was to say, how little I cared if he knew. “I wondered,” he replied. “But I thought I was wrong because you were married. So are you like Josh Weed and Ty Mansfield?” “Why did you think I was gay?” I asked. So far most people have been surprised. “I read people pretty well,” he answered. I should have seen it coming at this point. Maybe I did. Because I asked, suspiciously, “How do you know about Josh and Ty?” I saw it then. I knew the look in his eyes. I knew what he was feeling. We talked for quite some time. We shared a lot--the same beliefs and religion, the same attractions. We had similar fears and cares. Ten minutes, then fifteen. Already we were sharing things more personal than I share with opposite attracted friends, friends I have known for many years. That is my experi...