"As I was coming out of the closet, our car was hurtling over an embankment." ― Lance Loud Topic(s): Poetry More From Lance Loud "Coming out involves varying degrees of difficulty that are affected by class, race, religion, and geography." "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." "If there is a gay uniform, the differences are in how each man coordinates the details: the brand and cut of the jeans, the design of belts and boots, the haircut, the number and size of earrings." More In Poetry "Poetic talent doesn’t operate in a vacuum. There is a spirit of Polish poetry."― Wislawa Szymborska "He who draws noble delights from sentiments of poetry is a true poet, though he has never written a line in all his life."― George Sand "Publishing the lyric books, poetry or comics of other musicians I know. That’s the thing I really want to break into!"― Frank Iero