I'm a gay man who married his best friend and started a family. Now I'm divorced and still trying to come to terms with who I am and what I want in life.
Tonight was the first night of gay bowling and I had a really good time. It turns out the guy in the dress is a pretty good bowler. I'm going to bed soon, so I'll write more later.
My gay mentor one time lamented that the gay guys living in the gay village near his house were too isolated from the "real world". He'd never go to a gay only function becasue he feared he, like his perception of the others, would become swept up in the "gay culture" and not even "know how to interact with straight people". He might have been my mentor when I came out but I didn't always agree with him. This is one of those situations. I exist, for the most part, in the straight world becasue there are no other options for me in this locale but I have found through experience by visiting other places or participating in gay events, that I am way more comfortable in a gay, safe environment with folks that are "different" like me.
I'm glad you had fun. I think it's time to organize something like that around here!
I am gay man in his 40's who was married for 18 years to a straight woman, who is still my very best friend. We have 4 children together. She is now remarried and we still want to be supportive of each other and make a stable family for our kids.
Cast of Characters
Jim: That's me
K: The wonderful woman I married in 1993. We divorced in November 2011, and she is still my best friend.
T: My ex-boyfriend. We were together from 2008 to 2013. He is still an important person in my life.
AJ: K's new husband. They got married December 2011.
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My gay mentor one time lamented that the gay guys living in the gay village near his house were too isolated from the "real world". He'd never go to a gay only function becasue he feared he, like his perception of the others, would become swept up in the "gay culture" and not even "know how to interact with straight people". He might have been my mentor when I came out but I didn't always agree with him. This is one of those situations. I exist, for the most part, in the straight world becasue there are no other options for me in this locale but I have found through experience by visiting other places or participating in gay events, that I am way more comfortable in a gay, safe environment with folks that are "different" like me.
I'm glad you had fun. I think it's time to organize something like that around here!
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