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  1. paulwright828
    paulwright828 at |

    Well said! You’ve gained a new fan TJ 🙂

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  2. maxvos
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    T.J., as a gay male author, I also have seen the same thing from younger gay males. I took the time once to talk/chat with a few of them and came away surprised at their ignorance of gay history, especially when dealing with Gay Leather and/or BDSM.

    I wrote a piece on this some time ago on how these younger gay, proud men have lost out on the education, training and enlightenment because we lost most of a generation to AIDS. I cut them a little slack at that point.

    Now it is time for those like you and I to step up and perhaps not lash out but to sort out what they have not been given? To help educate this newer generation? I did so with my last boy and he is now passing that information along.

    We, the gay and lesbian community, have a long and important history that should be known. Sometimes it is the smallest seed that grows to be the strongest tree.

    Thank you for such a thought provoking post, even though I only had one cup of coffee to go with it.

    Max Vos

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  3. lilypickles101
    lilypickles101 at |

    I support you 100%.

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  4. May Wilson
    May Wilson at |

    It is the teacher in us all who goes out and acts in a way that highlights, that all humans are worthy of respect and honour. I love this post and the sentiments that we should all accepting of others. And still mindful that the demons of the world are: those that harm children, hunger, poverty, and violence. Not the way people express their love

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  5. AnnAlaskan
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    Thank you T.J. & Max Vos for giving me your books to share with the teens I work with. I am so glad to have mature men that I can point to for guidance & education. I was in the middle of the AIDS epidemic & held my dying friends & wept & held their surviving partners. But my perspective can only ever be from a woman’s view. I can teach history & point out the storms that have been survived … but only as an outsider. I am so glad when I find gay male authors who are so willing to share their true lives & feelings & be examples of how to navigate thru life. My sincerest gratitude for your books!

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