The Successful Homosexual

Your name please?

Don Winters. Occupation? Teacher. Grade?

Interviewed by Chuck Taylor

(Names and places have of course been modified)

I've taught many of the elementary grades.

How did they come to know? They're very close and dear to me, and after long association, they accepted the fact without to much trouble.

Didn't they object?

No, I knew for a long time how

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Here in our public school system? Yes.

Are you a homosexual?

Yes, I don't deny it.

Who all knows this?

My sister, a few straight friends, and of course the gay friends I have.

they felt on the subject before I casually let them know.

Do you think it's a good idea to tell people you're homosexual?

Like everything else, it depends. If you're going to live very closely with someone, and they can be con-

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