I always felt like a fabulous fish out of water in my hometown. This picture fairly screams “gay.” It was taken in the days of disco, when I enjoyed playing with dolls, banging on the piano, and looking like a young, gay version of Hugh Hefner. If I’d known when this photo was taken, I would have told myself that everything would be okay once I grew up and moved away! There was a lot of the world out there to see. And after I saw some of it, I got to appreciate where I came from, as well as who I am and have always been.
