"Who knows the full ramifications of removing it from existence. What would rise up in it's place? What would have not come into existence? You could put things into far worse shape but-" He shook his head. "It was probably a little bit of everything. Bravery, pride, wanting to save those he cared about ... Some of us were closer to him and his husband then and they watched us fall one by one. Not all by AIDS but by the culture and fear ..." His lips twisted into a wry look. "It was not exactly a good time to be growing up in the height of the epidemic."
Smerdle