Grant's living as a gay man who suffers from being HIV+ and of having had 40 years' experience onstage and in experimental films, professional, semi-professional, and amateur all began before the a...view moreGrant's living as a gay man who suffers from being HIV+ and of having had 40 years' experience onstage and in experimental films, professional, semi-professional, and amateur all began before the age of 16 in 1966. Grant studied theatre in both high school and in two colleges, The University of Houston in 1968, 69 & 70, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Florida State University School of Theatre in 1982. Grant began writing stories, plays & screenplays back in the late 1950s, throughout the 70's & 1980's, producing many short comedies & dramas shot on 8mm & 16mm film. He continued to appear onstage in a few musicals & plays until 2006. He retired in 2015 after twenty-five years as a hairstylist and later as an administrative assistance for 15 years working in an employment agency facilitating disabled adults.view less