Gay men Quote by Tom Perrotta

““But he thought about him a lot in the years that followed, whenever anyone made a fag joke or said that gay men deserved to get AIDS. Sometimes, if the circumstances were right, Tim would challenge the speaker, ask if he- in Tim´s experience, it was always a he- had any friends who were gay. Almost always the guy would say no. “Wait till you do” Tim would tell him. “That´s when you´ll realize what an asshole you used to be.””

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