Gay men are telling their stories for National Coming Out Day.
This is mine.
Some context
I was born in South Carolina.
My family lived in a housing project in downtown Charleston.
My Mother was a night shift waitress at a local greasy
spoon: The Coffee Cup.
Unknown to me, she was a ‘Mother’ figure to some of the
younger gay boys who hung out at the gay bar.
In 1967, when I came out at the age of 16, my Mother took me
dancing at the Stardust Lounge, Charleston’s only gay bar.
In writing The Stardust, I’ve used the accent I had at the time.
Geechee, an African-American dialect spoken on John’s Island,
South Carolina influenced my accent.
I wrote ‘The Stardust’ in 1984 as theatrical piece and used poetic
form to shape the lines.
My goal was for the piece to work as performance…
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Thank you, Linda!
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This needed sharing.
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Thanks Linda. 🙂
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Welcome.
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I just realized I lost 4 days. I just looked at the time of your comment.
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I know that drives you crazy.
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Thanks Linda. I think I have to shut out the news and reduce twitter time. I know this is going to sound bonkers but I think the trump administration is triggering dissociative episodes.
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Not surprising with his callous attitude toward secs crimes.
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More than that Linda, it’s his gaslighting and the way he demands we love him as he destroys us. I don’t know why his cruelty and obvious moral bankruptcy isn’t the only topic of discussion in our country. Then I begin to think, what if we’re too corrupt as a nation to defend our democracy? What if Trump is our real face and the mask is off. That’s when I panic; if that’s true, there’s nowhere to go.
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I am hoping we see changes with mid-term elections.
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I’ve realized that I need to back away from Twitter. It’s become a madhouse of lies and distraction. I know what I need to do, I know I’m going to Blue, and I will pray that other citizens vote to preserve
democracy and the rule of law.
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You are so right.
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Yep. It’s all crazy propaganda all of the time.
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Just so much garbage
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