"You don't have to be open about it, if you don't want," Teddy reminds him. "This whole 'you have to come out' thing that society has now is sort of BS. You don't owe that to anyone. You only have to worry about being true to you."

Everything else is just BS. And Teddy believes that very firmly. Sometimes it's just better not to start trouble if you're not in the mood for it. Or not in the place.

"I don't either, but he was really famous for what he did. Won a medal, was openly gay, actively adopted an HIV positive baby and took care of her even though he knew she wouldn't live a long time. That's sort of empowering."