No idea why it was important to either of you to post. No matter, if it is important to you then I'm glad that you did. Well written post Steve, and obviously well thought out. I hope your posts accomplished whatever you hoped for.
I have always believed and operated under the premise that all people have value and worth. I'm naive enough to not understand why sexual orientation is important to anyone. It is simply a non issue. I hope we have an opportunity to meet ... and for that matter, hoping to meet all of you at some point.
I've been caught up in my own turmoil and kind of missed this thread. It's heart warming to see that we are all brothers and sisters here in the HC community. Accepting each other for who and what we are. Good on us!