That Gay Thread

[Rev. Rye]

And the big example of people who actually believe gay people are predatory paedophiles, Boys Beware. A film that’s had its 60th anniversary made this year, it’s aged like wine, and by that, I mean it’s turned to vinegar. Apparently, even about a decade after it was made, it was aging poorly, and not just because it was in black and white and had a budget so low they couldn’t even afford for the cop and the nonce to have a different car.





Also, I looked at the comments and found this, and given that I’ve spoken about my own past and similar feelings (in my case, related to Columbine and an environment that seemed to want me to follow in Eric and Dylan’s footsteps), I figure I may as well share it:

I saw this at school in 1970 when I ten years old. How could I ever forget it? It totally terrified me. Not because it made me fear for my safety, but I was having my first gay crush on a boy in class. I feared that I had no choice but to become "That Strange Man." It was a horrible feeling. 50 years later I am a happily married gay man who has been with my husband for decades and happy to know that kids in public schools today will never have to suffer through films like this.