Come Out of the Kissing Closet!

Okay, so it's gotten to the point that we've come out of the closet and a good deal of society has learned to accept that we are gay. Of course, the job is not done: we need to keep coming out because -- as is often said -- the more people know us, the more they will learn that we're just people. Fine. Progress made. So when the gay character on "Desperate Housewives" leans over to kiss his boyfriend, why does the boyfriend stop him and tell him, "Later"? Why does MSN have to publish a survival guide for straight men whose girlfriends or wives drag them to see "Brokeback Mountain." Yup, that's right. There's still the ICK factor when it comes to gay men showing physical affection. The general public is cool with our being gay as long as they don't have to think about our sex lives. You've heard this before. So what can we do about it? It's time to come out of the kissing closet! That's right. We need to start being physically affectionate IN PUBLIC! Do I mean slurping all over each other? No. Nobody likes seeing straight people do that in public. Do I mean holding hands or kissing in places where you're going to get beat up? Of course not. But it's time for us to show people that we are sexual beings and that our physical relationship are not icky. So, Boys, get out there and kiss your boyfriend!