Gay culture is surviving and thriving. Some activists believe the recent rise in homophobic violence might be a gauge of the success of positive gay images.

It was a pleasure to be a gay eyesore.

Gay culture is in a coming-out process of its own. From out of the closets in the '60s, the culture moved onto the disco floors of the '70s and through the hospital wards of the '80s and onwards to the streets.

Sexuality is a private matter; some believe that broadcasting it destroys the very things that make it sacred.

Thriving. That's fighting... Surviving is barely getting by.

One result of An American Family was that I became a gay role model.