I watch him walk away. This will be my new normal now that I’m out. There will always be someone like Isaac waiting in the wings to say or do something homophobic. It isn’t right and it isn’t fair. But it is life. I will be happy despite the hate and the homophobic assholes. And if I fall down and stumble, I know that I’ll have people to pick me up, to support me. My coming out might have been less than ideal, but even so, I know I’m one of the lucky ones. I will survive this.
