The condition that is now called gay was then called queer. The operative word was faggot and, later, pussy, but those epithets really had nothing to do with the question of sexual preference: You were being told simply that you had no balls.


The Price of the Ticket (1985)

James Baldwin Quotes

The condition that is now called gay was then called queer. The operative word was faggot and, later, pussy, but those epithets really had nothing to ...

The condition that is now called gay was then called queer. The operative word was faggot and, later, pussy, but those epithets really had nothing to ...

The condition that is now called gay was then called queer. The operative word was faggot and, later, pussy, but those epithets really had nothing to ...

The condition that is now called gay was then called queer. The operative word was faggot and, later, pussy, but those epithets really had nothing to ...