Moonlightmaddnes
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ORIGINAL: Salinedion Both the left and the right politicized AIDS and mis-stated risks. Both thought it was the end of the world. I think Leather is eternal for its defiant directness. Willfully sexual about piss, filth, and a boot at the neck, it's a dose involuntary truth serum. Whatever your first reaction is, you're probably stuck with it. That's also why practically nobody wants to open that box. And some respect for a living Leather Man Landmark: The Leather Man on Christopher Street outfitted the scene back in the day and is still churning out artisan pieces at Stock Room prices. To visit them is to fall down the time tunnel back to 1978. My bride tried on one of those biker caps (we'd just seen The Night Porter) in the store. "Old guard"?, I asked the guy (older than me, even) behind the counter. "You really should make her earn that", he said. We bought some tee shirts instead. It's their thing, and as long as the last living 100 or so players can keep it a little pure, we'd call that a good thing. Oh I remember my mother explaining away her cruel behavior by saying the risk of him infecting my children are just too high. I try to remember they knew so little back then, but still he was her brother. He was sick and dying. All he wanted was to say goodbye. Funny that even back then when being gay was a shame and not accepted like it is now no one in my family was ashamed of him. It was simply well of course Sam is gay we all knew that from when he was 10 years old. It was the aids that made them all ostracize him.
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