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Article: Grief and truth. (my perspective).
- Article from:
- The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
- Article date:
- October 15, 2002
- Author:
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Timing is everything when you come out to your parents. I found that out the hard way in college. It started on the day a cop interrupted my English class. A cop! The whole class froze, knowing something was terribly wrong. He said, "Is there a Michael Alvear here?" The professor, trying to protect me, turned to the cop and said, "No. He's not."
Goody two-shoes that I was, I knew I hadn't broken the law, so I started to get up. But I realized that if I did, I'd make a liar out of the teacher. So I raised my hand and said, "No, I'm here. You didn't see me."
The cop asked me to step outside the class. In the hallway he looked at me with sadness and handed ...
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