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Coming of Age During the 1970s: Chapter 2: Fire Island and Other Stories

Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive

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The Betrayal of Reverend Frank Mullen

"I'm 16 years old. And I'm watching a naked man vacuum an orange shag rock," says writer David Perry. Perry: At 16, he had never knowingly met any gay people; there are no GSA groups for teens. "Being out in high school is so beyond the realm of possibility that it's not even imaginable," writes Perry.

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