So he tried to die. Unsuccessful, he knew it was time to face himself square. He began to explore and accept that part of him that had always been so much of who he was and so much of who he had denied. He began the long arduous journey of self-discovery and acceptance. But even today, it is safer to read about it than to be it.
Hate crimes aimed at men in the gay community are on the rise.
According to the U.S. National Council on Crime, an average of more than 1,000 hate crimes have been committed against gay men in the United States each year since 1993. The more violent white supremacists, neo-Nazis and fundamentalist fascists take great pride in ending a gay life. It is one less degenerate. But if being gay is difficult, being a drag queen is more difficult still. The community of which you are a part becomes smaller.