In what universe is being gay all we hear about? Who is Barney hanging out with? “Some things are better kept to yourself,” he says. “Other people’s bedrooms are none of my business.” I squint. When a straight person mentions their partner to me, I don’t feel like they’re telling me about their bedroom. I think about how they live with them, pay the same bills, and maybe have kids together. I think about how they probably vote the same way. I think about how, when they die, they will be buried in the same plot. I don’t think about how they have sex. “I just don’t want to hear about that kind
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