Coming Out

For every young person there comes a time when he must confront new ideas and lifestyles, and adapt them to his own personal code. The young man enlisting in the army and meeting people of varied economic backgrounds from all over the country; the young man going off to college for the first time - all must face different and sometimes shocking ideas, and dealing with them is part of what makes an adult. COMING OUT is about a young man confronted with the fact that he is gay. His decision to accept that lifestyle means an introduction to casual sexual encounters and bondage and discipline. And, like everyone - whether gay or straight - he must learn the meaning of commitment, of totally giving himself to another. For growing up does not merely mean learning about sex and sexuality, but learning to give, to accept, to share.