Thanks for the re-orientation. I am number 27. (Do you recall the Brit sci-fi The Prisoner?)

You are right, I don't need to "out" myself to anyone other than my wife about anything. If I do, though, you know a gender bender will peg the meter on "Queer" no matter what. That is just the way people are. So, I will be keeping my mouth shut. I am not taking off my earrings, though, and they will be quietly controversial.

Wherever you go, there you are