Faggots

by Larry Kramer

And the Men! Have you never seen so many Hot Men! Gloried, storied, muscled, fatless, mustached, youthful, smiling, sexy MEN! “How are you!” “Haven’t seen you since last weekend!” “See you tomorrow at The Toilet Bowl!” “See you Sunday on the Island!” Yes, our very own Country Club, everyone chatting, passing through crowds, such nice vibrations, all our passing Friends! And the Drugs! “I’m trying something new!” Tarsh yelled, his mind a buzz of wonderful feelings, his body, too, in each of its many small parts, rippling with tinglings and happinesses and electricities and energies enough to make him more than fine and best and perfect. He would tell them later all about it: It’s called Super K, it’s from England, it’s a pre-op sedative used for children, it’s a powder to snort, a cross between coke and Valium, and it’s fabulous!