I also know that, but for an accident of timing, I easily could have been lost to AIDS.
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I was just young enough to have missed so much of the horror. I stand in awe to this day of those who lived & fought & cried through it.
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One of the pictures I ran across tonight, from Oct. 1996, has me thinking about that "accidental" part of my story:pic.twitter.com/WvHEcornQn
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@ATLJono and me at the AIDS Memorial Quilt in 1996 — the last time the whole Quilt could be unfolded on the National Mall.2 replies 1 retweet 4 likes -
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@ATLJono & I have been friends for many times more time than the, in retrospect, brief time we dated. He's been a rock & incredible friend.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
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It is great to know, though, that I was lucky enough to have met such an incredible person to have been my ~first~ boyfriend. I'm v lucky.
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Of c, the two decades since have not been all joy. I've had pain & troubles, like anyone, but I've always had people who loved me deeply.
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And, from that slide more than 20 years ago, I've always had great mentors & friends who have helped me when I'm down & celebrated my wins.
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It all started, though, with me being willing to write those words to another high school kid in 1994: "I'm gay, too."
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@chrisgeidner and there's just as much power tonight in you tweeting those words. Amazingly touching tweets1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
@cdawg2610 Thank you so much.
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