Here are two of my favorite coming-out stories I’ve heard about lately.

The Mayor of San Diego, Jerry Sanders, came out about his daughter the way most people come out the first time: trembling and determined. That is when you know you are doing the right thing: when you have weighed all the risks, yet none […]

Thanks to Magnus Mortensen of Bonita Springs, FL, whose letter to the Advocate pointed out a second generation article that I had missed.
In the August 14, 2007 issue, Mortenson wrote:

[Advocate] had a very interesting and heartwarming story about a father and son who came out to each other…Beautiful!
His letter caused me to pull the old […]

Earlier this year I wrote about how my copies of Out and Advocate arrive at my home wrapped in opaque plastic whether or not I want such discretion.
The most recent issue of Advocate announced that subscribers now have a choice. If you don’t want the plastic wrap, go to this page and enter your subscription […]

When I first came across Two World Collision 18 months ago, it was a very different blog than it is today. It was about a Christian man trying to reconcile his same-sex attraction — a man, who it turns out, also had a father who was gay (married and closeted). While our life experiences and […]

A new snappy comeback for young lesbians whose parents don’t take the news very well.
Freaked-Out Parent: You’re a lesbian?!!! You…you can’t be…what about your future…You’ll never amount to anything.
Just-Out-of-Closet Daughter: Tell that to Suze Orman. So far, she has amounted to $25 million and counting.

Coming soon, to an Advocate cover near you.

From an interview in Salon with second gen queerspawn Alison Bechdel:
Salon: Have any more notable facts or documents about your father’s life come to light since you finished the book [Fun Home]?
Bechdel: No, but I’ve heard from a bunch of people who knew my dad — students, friends, family members — that they either knew […]

You’ll love Alison Bechdel’s new book, Fun Home, her graphic memoir about her childhood with a closeted gay dad.

New York Times reporter Katy Butler writes about women who stay married to gay men in “Many Couples Must Negotiate Terms of ‘Brokeback’ Marriages” (Update 5/1/2006: NYT Article has expired, but the entire article is reprinted here.)
At one of my stops on my book tour two years ago, I was asked if I would write […]

Prompted by the hype, praise, and criticisms around “Brokeback Mountain,” 92.1 The Mic – Madison’s Air America affiliate will be spending an hour talking about the impact of a spouse coming out. I have been invited to join the conversation, along with Amity Pierce Buxton, my colleague and oft-time collaborator, and author of […]

…but you don’t have to come out today. There are 364 other days that could also serve your purpose just fine.