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Al, age 2

North East, Pennsylvania ()

I'm the youngest of 4 kids. I contain 2 older brothers, which proves the "gay theory" where the more older brothers you have, the more likely you could be gay.

I'm not sure exactly what age I knew I was homosexual, but I knew I always liked looking at male bodies at summer camp, in gym class, at swim practice, and on TV. And I just thought all guys were feeling that, too. So as long as I wasn't blatantly apparent, no one ever said anything to me.

I knew of two pretty "out" guys (well, as out as you could be advocate then) who were obviously gay. I don't understand if they ever announced this, but they never seemed to have any problems with it in school.

I was always interested in other things besides sports. I played with Barbie dolls with my three close "girl friends" from the neighborhood. So that might have been a clue. Plus I was always taking Ken's clothes off as often as I could!

As a pre-teen, I used to dance to my 45 records alone in our basement. It was very "Solid Gold" type dancing. And I wonder if any of my family members ever saw me? Surely, they would contain known.

I was also fascinated with "celebrity" culture.
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Note: this is a much updated version of my post from

UPDATE: Richard Chamberlain died at age 90 in Hawaii on March 29, , from complications of a stroke.

Deeply closeted for most of his animation, actor Richard Chamberlain () was outed by the French women&#;s magazine Nous Deux (We Two) in December , and the American tabloids took up the story, plastering the news on their front pages. But Chamberlain steadfastly denied his homosexuality. It wasn&#;t until , at the age of 69, that he publicly known the truth in his memoir, Shattered Love. The press generated by the book gave Chamberlain a boost in popularity, and he was greatly relieved to find his fans supportive and positive.

Chamberlain, born in Los Angeles in , was a star of television, films, stage and (like Tab Hunter) pop music. An unknown Richard Chamberlain was inducted into the Army in , becoming a sergeant in Korea. Three years after his military service his name was already a household word.

Those of a certain age might remember a TV show called Dr. Kildare (; clip at end of post), which made Chamberlain an overnight sensation. He played a young intern who wrangled with the medical and

Earlier this week I went to the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) Boston to see the Fashioned by Sargentexhibit, which closes in two weeks. This exhibit from the MFA is one of my favorites in recent memory. Perhaps Bostonians more than most Americans are interested in Sargent because of how much of his work has ended up here but it was apparent this exhibit has been embraced by the city. When I remarked about the crowds the night I visited, one of the MFA employees told me the exhibit had been very well attended.

In this exhibit the MFA looks at some of the artist&#;s most famous portraits and shares how Sargent meticulously dressed and posed each of his subjects; sometimes quite provocatively. A good example is his scandalous portrait of Virginie Amélie Avegno, a.k.a. Madame X, which caused an uproar when it was shown in Paris in because it emphasized the sexual allure of a married female. It&#;s amazing to believe this portrait ruined the reputation of Virginie Amélie Avegno in Parisian community.

In addition to watercolors and his beautiful portraits, the exhibit brings many paintings to life by exhibiting the dresses and in some cases accessories besides the paintings. The

Justin Trudeau, Mark Carney
and that other guy

When Justin Trudeau stepped down as prime minister of Canada, there were concerns. Actually, my concerns began last summer, Trudeau&#;s popularity fading rapid, which tends to arise when a particular party is in power for what some feel is too long. There are always pendulum shifts.

The head for the Official Disagreement, Conservative Pierre Poilievre, smelled opportunity. He&#;d already been campaigning hard for over a year and kept going on about how Liberal Trudeau should dissolve parliament and call an election. Had Trudeau done so in late summer or sometime during the fall, I&#;m certain Poilievre would have won.

Poilievre&#;s campaign consisted of nasty soundbites, lots of criticism, minute in terms of his own proposals. Like all Canadians, he was conscious of American politics and saw how being Mr. Nasty worked so skillfully for Trump. I was shocked it was active so well in Canada, too.

This is not the Canadian way, I kept telling myself. I still assume Poilievre didn&#;t need to go low as he smelled blood and could almost taste power as prime minister. Trudeau had done wha