There was a naked jock on my bed and a thing with tentacles coming out of my toilet. One of these things did not belong, and if you tell me that it was the naked jock, you shouldn't be reading this story.
Having been fucked up by my family and community, I__l never know where my gayness came from, and where it ends and __eurosis_ begins. But as a gay person I know I__ a vital element in our civilization.
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Having been fucked up by my family and community, I__l never know where my gayness came from, and where it ends and __eurosis_ begins. But as a gay person I know I__ a vital element in our civilization.
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