And The Band Played On: Politics, People, And The AIDS Epidemic, 20th-Anniversary Edition - Plot & Excerpts
His long legs undoubtedly were stretched in one of those delicious poses that so often got him on the pages of Blueboy and Torso, Cleve thought. Cleve preferred the earnest young idealists of Castro Street to the sophisticated Manhattan scene, but there was something undeniably alluring about the aristocracy of beauty that gay men had fashioned in New York. Cleve was glad he had been accepted into their ranks, even if only as a spunky interloper, during his frequent trips to New York City. That also helped him recognize so many of the names Michael listed as among the walking wounded of this gay cancer. “A lot of people are sick,” said Michael, his voice worried. “Everybody’s getting it.” Michael told Cleve about the New Year’s Eve party he had attended to welcome in 1980. All the beautiful people had been there, and now a lot of those beautiful people were dead. “Everybody at that party has gotten it except me,” he said. Cleve didn’t say anything. A note of confidence crept back into Michael’s voice.
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