The phrase "in the closet" is almost irrelevant to today's teens, especially those in Massachusetts, who grew up in a world where gay people are prominent and same-sex marriage is possible. Is it any wonder why 16 is now the average coming-out age in the country?

June 1969
Stonewall riots in New York’s Greenwich Village (left) ignite the gay rights movement.

1973
The American Psychiatric Association changes its position on homosexuality, saying it is not a mental disorder.