Think of how Matthias started out, and what he did with his life—he liberated himself. Half the time, the gay liberation movement is really the “Please like us, we were born this way” movement. Liberation is about insisting on our own lives, not seeking their permissions for a diversity that harms no one. If society is going to hang the acceptance of gay people on our conforming, I’m out of the conversation, but not without insisting on my rights. I’m like Matthias and Robb and you. I like being gay. I want to be gay, and I’m going to be gay. Our lives and how they got this way are no one
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