Gay essay-contest
winner featured on October 3 on All Things Considered

Gay Houston resident Greg Chapman was selected from among 6,000 entrants to read his essay on "This I Believe," a series of weekly essays featured on National Public Radio. Chapman's essay will air on the October 3 edition of All Things Considered and will feature the writer discussing how he was able to put aside the teachings of childhood and embrace being gay. "I started to change the basic stories of my life," writes Chapman. "I started to love myself and believe the Divine did so as well...[and] the more I loved myself, the more beauty I saw in everyone else. So I'm gay. And now, after decades of struggle, I tell a good story about it." CPA and tax analyst Chapman joins a distinguished list of essayists featured on the program, which includes Colin Powell, Bill Gates, Andrew Sullivan, Errol Morris, John Updike, Isabel Allende, Rick Moody, and Gloria Steinem. To see recent "This I Believe" essays--and to submit one for consideration--visit www.NPR.org.