God help us all. He joined the Tribe in 1995. This idea of coming out as conversion carries much currency these days in the gay community and liberal religious traditions. Ritley says, really, that the process of coming out is sacramental. A sacrament is an outward sign of an inward and spiritual grace, and a permanent change.
Tribe is also a book with tears.
Tears of anguish, tears of recognition, tears of relief, and tears of joy.