Can you tell me what’s been going on? the nurse asked. I’ve been having kind of a weird time, I said. I figured out that I don’t think I’m straight. My husband and I just opened up our marriage. It seems you’ve had a panic attack, the nurse said. She patted me on the shoulder. Let’s get you some rest. Then she handed me an Ativan and a paper cup of water. This was how I came out to my mother.
