My coming out story was nothing like the story of “Love, Simon” and that totally okay.  When you take a wider look at my life, it much more resembles “The Glass Castle” by Jeannette Walls than any sort of love story.  That is the beautiful part of 2018.  I can still watch a movie about someone who’s coming out story is existentially different than mine and still be able to enjoy, praise, and connect with the story on a different level.  The gay community is made up of an almost infinite amount of moving parts.  The variables that go into making just one individual are vast and ever changing.