Pals of mine who lived on the East Side, closeted men in suits, reminiscent of Mad Men, came down to the Village for a look around to see if what they had read in the papers -- that drag queens had taken on the cops, who protected the Mafia, who owned Stonewall -- was true.
When my husband and I and our two babies were in student housing in England I bought a big old wardrobe from the Salvation Army and turned it into a stow away studio, painting space on the closet side, storage on the shelving side.
Off to the side is a closet.
They haven't told me what's on the other side of the closet door.
But one side of the closet remains empty for the future Mrs. Perry, when the right woman comes along.
Let's see: I can count 19 button-down shirts on my side of the closet and 10 on my husband's.
But gradually, as the run goes on, your body figures out how not to work so hard, and your Prada clothes go back to the other side of the closet".
Dr. Buxton, who has a doctorate in education, wrote the self-help bible on the subject, "The Other Side of the Closet: The Coming-Out Crisis for Straight Spouses and Families" (John Wiley & Sons, 1991).
The effect, seen from a slight angle astern, suggests a silken Dolce & Gabbana evening bag or, more likely, a black chemise or bit of underwear hanging on the far side of your closet door.
"First, hang all low-hanging items — pants, suits, long robes, that type of thing — on one side" of the closet, she said, "and all the short-hanging clothes, like blouses, in another area.
"Your whole world is upside down," said Dr. Pierce, whose book on the subject "The Other Side of the Closet: The Coming-Out Crisis for Straight Spouses and Families" (John Wiley & Sons) has been revised and expanded since its publication in the 1990's.
