a public coming-out.....

ok, so the headline story in this morning's local newspaper...the one with the big color photo....was about a 61-one year old woman who has come-out.....for years she lived with her much older partner......in rural county as opposed to town....as 'aunt' and neice'.......and now that her 'aunt' has passed...she has decided to dedicate the rest of her life to helping young gay women avoid the same fate....of having to pretend about a 'secret love'.....such a sad tale......and i admire this woman for telling her version of it.......especially in this red state of ours where so many are under the impression that 'the gays' only live in san francisco...or nyc or places like that.....certainly not in little danville.....even now there is a local church that has lost members because of the 'revelation' that one of their deacons is openly gay.........how this escaped the attention of those who were surprised is beyond me......and how they think that switching churches will insulate them and their families is also a mystery........they have merely gone from the openly gay crowd to the closeted crowd......and closer to home.....they are probably related to at least one person who has alternative potential........and so i am amazed and heartened by the article in today's paper.......a brave move for this woman......an act of love and devotion to her late partner.....and who can find fault in that......