The son of Christian activist Randall Terry, known for his strident opposition to abortion and homosexuality, says he is gay. In an article in the May issue of Out magazine -- for which he was paid $2,500 -- Jamiel Terry, 24, says he first realized he was gay seven years ago, when a male friend with whom he'd been intimate asked if they were gay or bisexual.
"I didn't know how to respond," he writes. "I mean, we had been having sex for ages, but I'd always believed I couldn't be gay: I was the son of Randall Terry, a major leader of the Christian right's anti-abortion movement and now a leader in the fight against marriage for same-sex couples."
Before the Out article was released, Randall Terry published his own essay, "My prodigal son, the homosexual," on several Internet sites, including RandallTerry.com, writing his son "sold out our family's privacy and private discussions for cold ...