"Are you a friend of Dorothy?" The phrase dates back to at least World War II, when homosexual acts were more widely illegal in the USA. Stating that, or asking if, someone was a "friend of Dorothy" was a euphemism used for discussing sexual orientation without others knowing its meaning.  Why do I bring this up?

At my new job at a company I once worked at for 7 years the question will come up.  There are a few people that still work there from when I did last time.  We've kept in touch and are good enough friends that they know me well enough to know I'm gay.

It's not like I try to hide it and in the end I don't care that people know but I've never defined my life by being a gay man.  I'm proud and happy with who I am and that I'm gay but being gay is only one of many sides of who I am.  I am a man, I'm a mut with German, Irish, British, and Checkoslovakian grandparents, I'm a sci-fi geek, I love music, I'm a Libra, and yes I'm gay.

The group of people that make up my team at work are all people that I've never worked with before and I know that sooner or later questions will come or the whispers of others will get back to me and the time will come when others will want to know, am I a friend of Dorothy?

Hell yeah and proud of it.