Young and Gay in America, 2011

Many of this year's participants in the Day in Gay America project were in their teen years or early twenties, perhaps living it differently than those who came before them.

BY Advocate.com Editors

October 25 2011 4:00 AM ET

ADIGA 2011 YOUTH MILES HORTON X560 | ADVOCATE.COM

5:30PM Columbus, Ohio "This photo means something to me because I can be out and about rockin' my skin tight cord-kaki shorts, while wearing a shirt that aptly screams I'm gay; and I feel completely comfortable and proud. There is a lot of positive buzz about Columbus and it's gay-friendliness; and I love it. A lot of it has come from countless individuals, before myself, and like myself: putting ourselves 'out there,' and letting it be known. This is Columbus, Ohio, and this, this, ( second this should be in italics) is me, and baby I was born this way. — Miles Horton