I don't know if I've mentioned this on this blog before, but I led a straight life for many years--up until I was in my later 40s. I was married and had children. Growing up in the 50s in a religious home didn't offer a lot of options. The short version was I always knew inside that I was gay, I thought I could keep it controlled. At some point I couldn't live the lie.
There's a whole lot more to the story, but I was told about a new book, "Finally Out: Letting Go of Living Straight" written by Lauren Olsen, MD. Lauren is a psychologist who came out later in life and has studied men who have similar stories. I think there are lots of us. We don't all have the same story: some come out sooner and some never come out.
I'm not finished with the book and I'll be happy to give a full report once I've digested it. But I like to so far.
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