Pictured above, 13 year old Matthew in 1968, the year he would begin his coming out journey
Matthew at 19 working aboard ship, a time when he had to be back in the closet
A clean-shaven Matthew a year later, 20 years old
Matthew age 30, still in the closet, aboard ship after enduring a hurricane
Matthew at 35, happily in love and out to the world
Matthew (46) and his partner Greg (on the left) celebrating 21 years together
Matthew at 47, happily in love with his partner Greg, suited and booted, ready for romance...
He called this photo, "Getting ready to tango"
Matthew shared these photos and his extensive writings about his life journey in the most unlikely of spaces on the internet, but unlike so many sites in the early days of blogging and sharing with the world, the site's still around and his work is still there. He wrote many extensively researched papers on being gay; coming out; the history of homosexuality; and of course his own story of coming out (many times); and of accepting himself and finding his own peace and ultimately love.
I discovered Matthew many years ago when I was just beginning my own journey. A recent milestone email from the site, brought me back for a look and I found Matthew again... It's been some time since he's posted anything new, but I feel confident that Matthew, now 68 and Greg are still happily journeying through life together celebrating 43 years of loving each other this year.
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