I’m not sure that this post could be considered geeky but it certainly deals with being gay. Two days ago was my birthday. I was born on 18 October 19XX. But today, 20 October, is an anniversary of sorts. It was on this date 15 years ago that I said no more closet.. No more lying, no more anguish of hiding details of my life, no more changing names of people I was seeing and no more guilt and certainly no more fear of damnation. See, God and I had a very, very long chat and we set the record straight… so to speak.
I was young, naïve and nowhere near the world savvy giant I have become. Somehow everything bad that a queer lad runs into over the course of a life-time, I managed to hit within three months. My first love, my first break-up (had several since), dating my first (and only) drug-addict, dating my first (of two) priest, first confrontation with fundamentalist (lost count)… you know all the things we say that if it doesn’t kill you it will leave you maimed for a long time. But, within those first three months, I met truly one of my best friends. You know him as Zimm – founder and purveyor of this here Gay and Geeky blog-thingy. I know him as the guy who knows me probably better than I know myself and knows how to push all the buttons to get me riled up. Zimm and his partner Jamie took me under their collective gay wings and showed me what family was supposed to be. I think they saved me from myself and my gullibility. Many hours were spent watching Friends and Deep Space Nine and drinking Uncle Julio’s Margaritas.
So, as I celebrate 15 years of being the out-proud -geek-boy (er man) that I am, I have Zimm to thank for making those years (which could have been utterly traumatic) a lot less painful and full of many, many laughs.
Although years, an ocean and thousands of miles may separate us, Zimm, you will always be the Evil one in my life…. xoxo Thor
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Thor makes it sound like it was all me; however, there is FAR more to the story then he is telling. While Thor speaks so kindly, I doubt that he will truly understand how much he means to me. For whatever reasons (I may cover them here one day), I have trouble with friends, and I keep in-touch with very very few people. Darren is probably the only one that I have ensured that I knew where he was and how I could contact him at all times.
I love him deeply, and he is more than a friend. Now, I am going to have to tell my side of the story.
While our audience waits for your side of the story my dear Zimm, I must make note for them that you did not protest that you are evil. I put it to them that they may infer by your silence on the matter that this is indeed fact. (Just making sure that there are no surprises down the road).