Being happy with one’s self, truly happy takes acceptance of one’s self. Dan Campbell knew who he was from an early age. Growing up in the prime of America’s conservative era, his decision to accept he was gay, and to take the huge step of being the first one to openly in public announce it. Dan has been an advocate for gay rights, even during a time when being an advocate was not only an unacceptable thing to do, it could result in open violence against him, as it did in 1963 on campus. This book is his story. This book shows the reader his remarkable life in stunning and candid detail. Dan opens up about his relationships, the assaults he has endured, and the remarkable people he has worked with, associated with, and helped. First Gay Out is more than a simple story of a man, it is a story that everyone who is gay and straight should read.