There　were　so　many　rainbows　it　made　him　nervous。

？PFLAG；　my　darling；　stands　for　？Parents　and　Friends　of　Lesbians　and　Gays？？？　Jeanette　began。

？And　it？s　a　party？to　celebrate　your　ing　out。？　Vanessa　appeared　at　Jeanette？s　side；　holding　a

ballpark　frank　festively　slathered　in　mustard　in　one　hand　and　a　small　digital　video　camera　in　the

other。　She　was　wearing　a　black　tank　top　with　the　words　HE？S　MY　GAY　BOYFRIEND　printed　on

it　in　hot　pink　lettering。　？Happy　Gay　Day！？　she　called　out　from　behind　the　camera。

For　a　second；　Dan　couldn？t　help　feeling　a　little　touched　at　how　supportive　she　was　being。　Maybe

they　could　be　like　Harper　Lee　and　Truman　Capote？he？d　be　the　gay；　brilliant　star　of　the　New　York

literary　scene；　and　she　could　be　his　grounding；　stabilizing　force　and　literary　muse；　all　rolled　up

into　one　cute；　bald…headed　package。　Then　he　remembered　where　he　was？apparently　at　his

ownsurprise　ing…out　party。　He　tried　to　focus。

？I　thought　I？d　video　your　journey　into　gaydom；？　Vanessa　told　him　with　a　smirk。　？Your　mom

thought　it　was　anexcellent　idea。？　？e　with　me；　Daniel。？　Jeanette　pulled　him　toward　the　kitchen。

She　handed　him　a　glass　of　bright　pink　liquid。　？I　know　I？ve　missed　a　lot　of　things　in　the　last　couple

years。　I　wanted　to　do　something　special　for　you　right　now。？　Couple？　Tryten　。　。　。

Dan　stopped　walking　and　stared　at　his　mother？s　not…entirely…familiar　face。　The　truth　was；　he？d