"If you say you are gay in public you will be shot in the head." My bittersweet anniversary.

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31. Wow

Thank you for that. I can’t imagine going through that.

Ten years ago, but it seems SO long ago. And this in supposedly liberal Oregon. What would it have been like in Alabama or West Virginia?

I can relate to having no role models. When I was a teenager, I felt completely alone, and I didn’t really have the ability to articulate what being gay was. I had no idea what it meant!

I certainly hope that it’s better these days.