8th grade, Election '96. I was one of the few "liberals" in my class. Typical for the conservative area I grew up in. I still remember J's face, looking at me as we headed into government class, unable to understand why I wanted Bill Clinton to win again.
"You know he's gay, right?"
".....What?"
"He supports gay rights. Who else but a gay guy supports gay rights?"
Even then I knew I was gay. I thought President Clinton was straight (and this was before Lewinsky was on everyone's minds), but what if more people thought like J? What if classmates saw my "liberalness" (my nickname at one point was "Mr. Bleeding Heart") and figured I was gay?
It seems so silly now.
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