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Mark S Robinson's avatar

I remember reading these books for the first time in the mid '80s. I was young and not very bright about life yet. A guy I was dating at the time lent them to me, and they were a revelation. I lived in a very conservative town, and these books showed me there was something better out there for me. Armistead Maupin will never know much these books changed my life. How I made my own chosen family and never looked back.

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Clint Collide's avatar

Love hearing that story, Mark. I too had a boyfriend early on who helped expand my knowledge base. Mostly with music biographies. He was a huge Etta James fan and she had just released her memoir. Wow…I remember loving it so much! Along with Tales Of The City. Cheers!

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Mark S Robinson's avatar

Yep, Etta James and Nina Simone. Two of my favorites.

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