So I started a new job last year, and it's always interesting finding my niche, learning who my friends will be, and establishing a reputation and balance. I wasn't out in my first few weeks, though I wasn't necessarily not out. I guess I just wasn't itching to make any grand announcements, and I also figured my private life was just that: private. But as I began to spend more time with my co-workers, and as I began to actually befriend my co-workers, it seemed like an obvious step. Besides, it's...