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Does this still exist?

Outward Bound I mean.

Yes. It does.

Now, down to business. I only pulled that title out of my ass for another purpose.

Today is National Coming Out Day!

It also happens to coincide with our officially sanctioned California Prop. 8 Marriage in 2008.

Happy anniversary to us.

Admittedly, we have several anniversaries. The first is April 1 when we met. Actually somewhere near that time. We chose the Fools Day date for obvious reasons.

I am not sure that we chose this date to marry because of the NCOD significance or not. I will ask my spouse. I know it had something to do with getting the family travel all aligned.

By the time we got married, or could get married, we had been together for almost 22 years.

Veterans.

As far as coming out is concerned, it has been a long steady process and now, I figure, no one I know thinks I am a heterosexual. My friends tell me that there could be no doubt. I exhibit all the "stuff".

It is funny but there is still a part of me, and I think many older gay men, that still fears being outed. We hid so long that it became second nature.

I could hardly pass today. Even if I wanted to. But there is still some lingering worry I might look gay. They drill this shit into you pretty early and it stays very late.

Labels: coming out, gay marriage