Where Oh Where Would I Be? -- reflecting about Atlus, Oklahoma

I don't know where I'd be if I had felt safe and secure enough to have COME OUT (as a 15, 17, 18 year old guy) way back when I lived in Altus, Oklahoma.  For all I could tell, I was the only gay guy on earth.  I had not used the term "gay" or "homosexual" to refer to myself, but I knew what my dreams were about, and I kept them to myself.