Clark West
Recognizing from an early age that he was different, Clark grew up in a world with few visible gay role models and little open discussion about what he was experiencing. Through his teenage years, he learned to guard his identity and conform to the expectations around him while privately searching for belonging and self-acceptance. Looking back on more than five decades alongside his longtime partner Elliott, Clark reflects on enduring love, the quiet courage of LGBTQ+ people of his generation, and the extraordinary social changes they witnessed together.