I first came out publicly in July 1997, when I wrote a letter to the editor of my hometown newspaper (I guess I didn’t want to repeat the same conversation with everyone in my hometown). I have to say ‘first’ because coming out is a process a gay person will be doing for the rest of their lives – a burden and a blessing that straight people may never understand. Gay is not the assumed default that straight is, and while coming out may simply be a casual offhand reference to my husband, it’s still very much a thing. Here’s a look back at various National Coming Out posts – some are more profound than others, so peruse at your own risk of banality:
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