First, a note about the rather complicated position from which I speak. I am a gay guy who has had a girlfriend. Or, maybe its more accurate to say that Im a straight man who sometimes has been sexual with men, at one point closeted and later openly. Or maybe Im bisexual. Or maybe Im making it up as I go along. Because I have crossed lines often, maybe I have shaky standing to speak about gay male sexuality. Or because I cross lines, maybe my vantage point provides a valuable view. Readers can make their own decisions about how, or whether, to listen to me.