Thanks, Scott, for your willingness to be who you are. I received the following e-mail from an online reader in New York:

"All I can say is, WOW! Oh, the times, they are a changing. When I was on the board of the Dallas Gay Alliance back in the mid-80s, we invited editorial journalists to participate in a panel discussion about why they write what they do about our community. THE most awful anti-gay editorial writer in town, a guy from The Dallas Morning News, finally agreed to participate after much arm-twisting. That night there was a full house, and people from our community were lined up at the microphone for over two hours. Boy, did he get an earful! It took time, certainly not overnight, but The Morning News finally started changing its editorial policies regarding our community. To see 20 years later an insert like this one makes me quite proud. I guess all those seeds we planted way back then (when we had all of our hair, less girth and more energy) actually managed to grow into something after all. It's comforting to see it every now and again. I hope those replanting the field now are as fortunate to see what becomes of their labors down the road."

Clearly, then, the people at Coming Out Project DFW who have worked so hard to replant the field are beginning to see their efforts grow into something positive through your decision to live openly and honestly, without shame or fear.