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It is interesting to look at the broad spectrum of our society.

When I worked with delinquent youth, I saw a lot of closets...

The talented artist who masqueraded as a gang member so he could live in relative safety in his neighborhood.

The girl with the aptitude and desire to be a Medical Doctor, who masqueraded as a prostitute and a runaway so she could control who raped her, when and what benefits she could get from it.

The young man from a very affluent family who was constantly getting into criminal activity just so he could be arrested...which was the only time his parents talked to him or appeared to notice he existed.

Adults are the same way...

Newly minted Doctors and Lawyers (or for that matter insurance agents) who go into debt buying all the props of the profession so they can look successful--before they even establish themselves in business.

Politicians playing to the 30 second soundbite rather than opening up and showing WHO they REALLY are.

Managers and executives who are unwilling to admit they made a mistake and let their business slide as a result.

Men who are so interested in how a woman looks they pretend to like kids and cats until they are so lost in the relationship that everyone gets hurt in the end.

It is really sad that my closet is the one that upsets people.

Is this because my closet is so clearly noticieable that when I finally open the door, it causes people to think about their own closet more closely than they want to? Does my coming out threaten their own closets? Do I hit too close to home?

Just wondering.