The main thing was the gravity of it all. San Francisco had been such a party town, such a playground, and now everyone was so serious. Dead serious. People were hugging each other. Some were crying. A lot of people looked scared. A lot of others looked baffled. I was somewhere between scared and baffled. It was the first time I realized how big this thing was. At first we thought it was just the sleazy older leather men who’d done all kinds of wild things that got Gay Cancer. Then my friend Bo got sick. Now Felipe. Then it seemed like everyone was getting sick. I hated to admit it, but Ali
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