Although Peter didn’t come out until he was in his thirties, he was able to come into his own in ways that continue, really, to elude me. Most of the country knows how impressive his résumé is. He’d become an expert on national security when I still probably couldn’t use the phrase national security in a sentence. (Now I can, and on live TV!) I don’t feel jealous of what he has—the only thing I find myself envying, in darker moments, is his assurance that things will always work out, and up. If coming out hadn’t been what it was for me (including the mental health journey it sent me on), then
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