if i could write...

"being gay gave me a special role at school. i seemed more trustworthy to the girls, more mysterious to the boys. i wasn't a boy or a girl. i was between them, a sort of gender diplomat. girls had already told me their most intimate secrets and fears, so telling girls was easy.

with guys, i was a lot more nervous. when i got neil in the car, i was well-practiced in the art of coming-out. i took him to the river, where we sat and talked for a solid hour before i began steering the conversation toward matters homo. nobody can steer a conversation like a gay person. like gaydar, it is one of our birthrights."

from how i learned to snap by kirk read