Me, out loud

I am so thankful that I can just be me, outloud. I don't have to hide, I don't have to wonder about who I am or what it all means, I just get to be me. Aren't you glad you can do that too? Of course, there are things none of us talk about because there is a balance going on, but in general.
I think of my friend, who I am convinced is in the closet. Married, kids- and will never be free. And although his life surely isn't horrible, there is a part of me that truly aches for him to be free. Is he in love? Has he been in love? Has he gotten to experience what it's like to BE WITH the person you are MADLY IN LOVE WITH? I want that for him.
I am so thankful that I don't have to hide and wonder.
That would just be so much pressure and how do you possibly get that out, ever? It almost makes me feel like I'm suffocating. I am clearly all the way hetrosexual (some say there's a scale and that everyone is a little gay, but it's just not so for this girl), but I would hope if I were not, that I would be free to just be me. I hope that for my kids too. If any of them are gay, I will fight to the death for their freedom and ability to be themselves.
Hiding would suck.
The end.