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FIFTY YEARS

We went to a party last night. It was quite a turnout.

Friends were celebrating their golden 'wedding' anniversary.

Two men who met and got together in 1956!

Can you imagine?

I was a sophomore in college.

Those were tough times for gay men. Actually, we weren't gay then. There were names for it but we didn't use them.

Also, it is not a 'wedding' anniversary.

Have you heard? We can't have one of those wedding type things.

We have to go for something like the day we met or the day we first 'did it' together or the day we committed to one another. Something like that.

Actually, these turning points are just as good as a wedding but I thought I would jam the point in a bit.

I can tell you, wedding or not, we are a far way ahead of where we were in 1956.

It must have taken enormous courage to bond, to stay together. So many pressures.

I came out around 1973. Twenty years later. Things were different then. Still difficult but managable.

I have to hand it to these guys.

They had a lot of old photos and snapshots pinned up. It was pretty nice to see.

John and I are working on the 50th anniversary. We will be 32 this year. Not too long to go.

We got a late start. But, thank heavens, we got the start.

Now we are working on the finish. A grand finale or two. Maybe even some encores.

We can surely be inspired by the 50-guys.