The Advocate

TO ALL THE GAY MEN I’VE LOVED BEFORE

Before there was Will and Grace, there was Kevin and Trudy.

And then another Kevin and Trudy. And Ernest and Trudy (pictured). And Keith and Trudy. And…

I have been fortunate to have a plethora of friendships in my life, some that have come and gone, some that have endured. My friends include straight men and women, lesbians, bisexuals, and both cisgender and transgender people. But gay men are disproportionately represented.

There are those who’ve tried to explain the gay man-straight woman dynamic or, sometimes, pathologize it. But I’m less interested in explanations — I’ve simply met a lot of gay men and liked many of them —

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