So, I Might Be a (Reluctant) Gay Elder… (Part I)
<p>I might have mentioned in “About Me” that I turned 60 in February 2024. On “Fire Walk With Me” Day, the day before “Twin Peaks” Day. FYI, 2/23/64 is also the birthday of Agent Dana Scully, so that’s an odd way <em>The X-Files</em> ties in with <em>Twin Peaks</em>. (The character’s birthday is not the same as Sagittarian Gillian Anderson, just to be clear.)</p>
<p>As a 60-year-old gay man, evidently, I have some wisdom. Should I have put a question mark at the end of that sentence? A lot of my story, quite frankly, is how I gave in to fear. I came of age right when news about this mysterious disease afflicting gay men became THE story. I also received trauma from the providers of the sperm and egg that eventually became this man writing these words, who told me they’d disown me because they “loved” me if I was gay. It’s still hard for me to trust people after that, ya know? After one’s own mother can say such brutal and contemptible things.</p>
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