“I don’t think it’s hit me until this week how scary it is to think about coming out. How cautious you have to be.” He sighs. “Even when you like someone, you can’t just outright show them. Everything has to be subtle. Or announced. There’s, like, no middle ground. You’re either in the closet or you have to announce that you’re gay and dating. You can’t just do it.” Bryson starts the Jeep. “It’s such bullshit.”
