In his candid and moving article, Mr Bennett writes in some detail about his homosexuality. "I have never been able to cruise and have never had much inclination to do so, though seeing it as a definite shortcoming, one of several masculine accomplishments I have never been able to master - throwing a ball, for instance, catching the barman's eye, pissing in public. It was partly that, never feeling I would be much of a catch. I saw no point in trawling the streets for someone who might feel differently."