Throughout time, tribal leaders, monarchs and dictators have carried their own vision of a perfect society in which the people worship the same gods, follow the same code, accept the status quo. They want us to dress the same, think the same, feel the same, be the same.

Largely the despots have been successful and those who have railed against this tyranny of sameness have been condemned, hunted, chased into exile: writers, artists, philosophers, composers, free thinkers and homosexuals. Perversely, when we look back through history, prominent in the ranks of our greatest minds and most creative talents have been individuals who also happened to be gay.

With every action there is a reaction. Perhaps it is through remaining in the closet,... MORE