Very powerful, poignant writing. (Your classmate Lindsay shared this with me.) I weep again - as I still do, 33 years later - remembering my dear high school friend Art who committed suicide when he was a sophomore at Yale and I was at Harvard. His loss catalyzed my own commitment to LGTBQ equality, with particular service to the Trevor Project. Your words remind me again of how lucky my gay Mormon brother was to have always had the unconditional love of both of our parents. It makes all the difference. Silence, quiet withdrawal, corporate complicity... they all coalesce into acquiescence ultimately. We will not go backwards. We will not. Pride is about visibility. Thank you for being visible! If okay with you, I'd like to share this remarkable piece and share it widely. It will help save lives.