And Another Gay Year Ends and Starts

Hi Ingrid,

It's the 34th anniversary of the day we came out. I look forward to this day every year, grateful that I know the date, that I can pin down when my adult future really started. And yours.

Thirty-four years and one day ago you and I did the March of Dimes Walk-a-thon and spent 20 miles talking around and around our feelings. Then the next day, we couldn't hold back any longer and finally became the lesbians we were always destined to be.

How thankful I am for you, Ingrid. So thankful. Not only did we get to come out in a fairly painless manner, but even better, we got to come out into love.

I hope you can feel how much I love you still, friend. That will never change.