For a long time, the future was inconceivable for gay men. Even before the Aids pandemic, social stigma led to the pathologisation and criminalisation of the global community. Gay men lived in the shadows of society, maintaining their veneer of heteronormative stability by marrying straight women at great cost to themselves and their families. Still, we purposefully leave behind our forebears to carry their trauma alone.
We aim to break boundaries, think outside of binaries and build bridges within our communities and beyond. Stay connected, and tell a friend. When I was 19 some 50 very odd years ago, I cut class one day to see Midnight Cowboy in downtown Philadelphia. That was expected back then.
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