He plants himself right there in front of Craig’s mother and says, “You need to love him. I don’t care who you thought he was, or who you want him to be, you need to love him exactly as he is because your son is a remarkable human being. You have to understand that.”And Craig’s mother whispers back, “I know. I know.

If you are in the closet and fall in love with someone of the same gender, it doesn't automatically remove the shame and fear that's kept you locked away. The love you are experiencing encourages you to face the reality that this is who you really are and also has the power to set you free. The richness, beauty and depths of love can only be fully experienced in a climate of complete openness, honesty and vulnerability. Love, the most powerful of human emotions, is calling you to freedom and wholeness.

If you possess enough courage to speak out what you are, you will find you are not alone.

It's Miranda who speaks up. 'You're gay,' she says, with complete seriousness. 'And I love you.

Every single courageous act of coming out chips away at the curse of homophobia. Most importantly it's destroyed within yourself, and that act creates the potential for its destruction where it exists in friends, family and society.

The single best thing about coming out of the closet is that nobody can insult you by telling you what you've just told them.

There are those from religious backgrounds who resist and oppose LGBT equality; some very obsessively and publicly. They make bold accusations and negative statements about gay and lesbian people, their supposed 'lifestyle' and relationships. But when a son, daughter, brother, sister or close friend comes out it is no longer an 'issue' it becomes a person. They realise everything they'd said was painfully targeted at someone they love. Then......Everything changes.

Denying what you are didn't keep people from knowing what you are.'And flaunting it isn't what saved you.'Ykka takes a deep breath. The muscles in her jaw flex, relax. 'And that would be why I asked you do this, Cutter. But let's move on.'So it goes on.