For many gay people, going into a nursing home full of possibly hostile strangers means having to go back into the closet. Old Cowboy Chuck did the opposite, living a closeted life--veteran, husband, father--and only coming out, pride flag waving, about the time he moved into the facility. There he is forced to endure the prejudices he'd avoided out in the world. He will get no sympathy from an uncaring administrator, but he will from anyone reading Wyndham's perfectly voiced monologue.
For many gay people, going into a nursing home full of possibly hostile strangers means having to go back into the closet. Old Cowboy Chuck did the opposite, living a closeted life--veteran, husband, father--and only coming out, pride flag waving, about the time he moved into the facility. There he is forced to endure the prejudices he'd avoided out in the world. He will get no sympathy from an uncaring administrator, but he will from anyone reading Wyndham's perfectly voiced monologue.