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We were going to the movies—Logan’s Run—and in front of us in line were two young gay men. They were holding hands. I was maybe eleven years old—old enough to be aware, painfully so, of being different from other boys. My mother glared at the gay men in line, shook her head, and said, “They’re weird,” to my father, and put a protective hand on my shoulder and pulled me closer to her. While my parents could only see perverted weirdos—not out of malice; it was the only thing their upbringing allowed them to see—I saw a future for myself.
Dan Savage talking about how he felt looking at a gay couple in public is exactly why it’s so important for there to be representation and for there to be more openly queer people. While his mother’s reaction was negative and she was quick to try and push her son away from the couple, this small gesture of two men holding hands meant everything to him. That it was normal, that it was possible, that he too could have that one day. That while he might be “different”, there were other people like him in the world and he wasn’t alone. It’s also profound that, even though his mother talked negatively about these people in front of them, Dan Savage just focused on how positively that made him feel.
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I want to make some progress on this quest and have a library card so looking to borrow some new books! This is a long list though so which ones would you recommend? I’m currently reading Mr Wrong Number and I’ve already read The Rom-Commers, The Dating Plan, Love Theoretically and The Spanish Love Deception!
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