I am gay. I am in a wonderful relationship with the man I love. I am totally fine with being gay and consider myself lucky to have a supportive family, to live in a liberal city and to be loved by my partner.
I believe that gays and lesbians should be treated with equality before the law. I think that marriage rights should not be denied to us. I understand that many gays and lesbians are not as lucky as I am, and this is a shame.
Please stop pointing out that I am gay to make a point about my politics. It is happening more and more, and it is bothering me. How do you expect me to respond? Do you think I’ll change my mind becuase you have pointed out the obvious, that I’m gay? It has little to do with my politics on issues like child care, war, poverty, the envirnonment, education and foriegn policy. I rarely invoke my status as a gay man to make a political point. I request that it be invoked by others just as rarely.
