"He's amazing." "Unbelievable." "Unbelievable." "When did he move to town?" "Couple of weeks ago." "When did he move to town?" "Couple of weeks ago." "Think his name's Brandon." "Think his name's Brandon." "I hear he's got the most beautiful cock." "I hear he's got the most beautiful cock." "I rolled over and you weren't there." "What are you doing?" "I rolled over and you weren't there." "What are you doing?" "Sitting here." "Thinking." "Sitting here." "Thinking." "Why don't you come back to bed?" "Why don't you come back to bed?" "I can't sleep." "I can't sleep." "Ben..." "I keep wondering." "Ben..." "I keep wondering." "Where he is?" "And hoping that he's alright." "Where he is?" "And hoping that he's alright." "Yeah, me too." "Yeah, me too." "I keep searching for something - something that..." "I keep searching for something - something that... ..we could have said, we should have said, that would've changed his mind." "that would've changed his mind." "And have you found it?" "And have you found it?" "What we should have said?" "What we should have said?" "That's because there isn't anything." "That's because there isn't anything." "He was determined to leave so he left." "He was determined to leave so he left." "There wasn't anything we could've done to have stopped him." "There wasn't anything we could've done to have stopped him." "Why are you beating yourself up over it?" "Why are you beating yourself up over it?" "Because he was my blood." "Because he was my blood." "You still have a healthy baby daughter, Michael." "You still have a healthy baby daughter, Michael." "She'll be loved, sent to a good school," "She'll be loved, sent to a good school, raised in a world where she'll have every chance, every opportunity." "raised in a world where she'll have every chance, every opportunity." "Not like Hunter, who had nothing." "Not like Hunter, who had nothing." "Less than nothing." "Less than nothing." "I wanted to give him all those things he never had." "I wanted to give him all those things he never had." "So did I. But I failed." "So did I. But I failed." "You didn't fail." "Yes, I did." "You didn't fail." "Yes, I did." "I did fail." "I did fail." "We gave him a home," "We gave him a home, everything we could've ourselves, to make him a part of our family." "everything we could've ourselves, to make him a part of our family." "Then why isn't he still here?" "Then why isn't he still here?" "Ahh!" "Ahhh!" "Ahh!" "Ahhh!" "So, did you fuck him over?" "So, did you fuck him over?" "Did I ever!" "Did I ever!" "Fucked him over the couch, over the kitchen counter," "Fucked him over the couch, over the kitchen counter, over the coffee table... over the coffee table..." "Who do you think you are, Theodore?" "Me?" "Who do you think you are, Theodore?" "Me?" "Yeah, I have to admit, I was pretty impressive." "Yeah, I have to admit, I was pretty impressive." "But after you ploughed him so deep you could plant corn," "But after you ploughed him so deep you could plant corn, that's when you really gave it to him, right?" "that's when you really gave it to him, right?" "Right?" "Right?" "Teddy?" "Teddy?" "Not yet." "What do you mean, 'not yet'?" "Not yet." "What do you mean, 'not yet'?" "Well, why rush it?" "Well, why rush it?" "It's all so...delicious." "It's all so...delicious." "Have you forgotten what that person did to you?" "Have you forgotten what that person did to you?" "How he humiliated you?" "How he humiliated you?" "Aunt Pity Fuck?" "Aunt Pity Fuck?" "Thanks for the memories." "Thanks for the memories." "That's why I'm waiting for exactly the right moment" "That's why I'm waiting for exactly the right moment when the revelation of who I am will have maximum impact." "when the revelation of who I am will have maximum impact." "Might I interject a word or two?" "Might I interject a word or two?" "They say revenge is a dish best served cold," "They say revenge is a dish best served cold, but in this particular instance, it's a dish best served hot but in this particular instance, it's a dish best served hot and hard and hard and as many times as possible." "and as many times as possible." "And you've served it almost as many times as McDonald's!" "And you've served it almost as many times as McDonald's!" "Remember your plan, your strategy." "Remember your plan, your strategy." "I say screw your courage to the sticking place." "I say screw your courage to the sticking place." "Better yet, just screw." "Better yet, just screw." "I had no idea you were living under such conditions." "I had no idea you were living under such conditions." "What conditions?" "It's a perfectly decent apartment." "What conditions?" "It's a perfectly decent apartment." "'Perfectly decent' isn't good enough for my daughter." "'Perfectly decent' isn't good enough for my daughter." "Well, at the moment, it's all your daughter can afford." "Well, at the moment, it's all your daughter can afford." "You didn't have to do all this." "You didn't have to do all this." "Mmm." "Nice stuffed chicken breast that you like." "Mmm." "Nice stuffed chicken breast that you like." "Glace cookies." "Oh." "Glace cookies." "Oh." "I just don't see why she has the house." "It was my decision to leave." "It was my decision to leave." "But still, it doesn't seem fair." "But still, it doesn't seem fair." "At the moment, 'fair' is not a word in my vocabulary." "At the moment, 'fair' is not a word in my vocabulary." "Darling, I know we've had our differences," "Darling, I know we've had our differences, and you've no idea how much it hurt me, and you've no idea how much it hurt me, but considering your current situation, but considering your current situation," "can't we just put all that behind us?" "can't we just put all that behind us?" "I'd like nothing better." "I'd like nothing better." "Good." "Good." "Then come live with us." "Then come live with us." "What?" "What?" "Your dad and I talked it over" "Your dad and I talked it over and we think it a splendid idea if you and Gus were to move in." "and we think it a splendid idea if you and Gus were to move in." "At least until you get your life back together." "At least until you get your life back together." "I don't think that's a very good idea, Mom." "I don't think that's a very good idea, Mom." "But we've plenty of room." "And I promise not to get in your way." "But we've plenty of room." "And I promise not to get in your way." "It's not just that." "It's not just that." "The last thing you need is to have a toddler running around." "The last thing you need is to have a toddler running around." "I can barely keep up myself." "I can barely keep up myself." "I would love to get the chance to know him." "I would love to get the chance to know him." "So would your father." "So would your father." "As much as I appreciate the offer..." "As much as I appreciate the offer..." "Now, before you say no, just think of all the money you'll save." "Now, before you say no, just think of all the money you'll save." "But most of all, we'll have a chance to be a family again." "But most of all, we'll have a chance to be a family again." "Hi!" "Yes!" "Hi!" "Yes!" "Yes!" "Hey!" "Yes!" "Hey!" "Tuna melt for Michael, grilled cheese and bacon for Sunshine," "Tuna melt for Michael, grilled cheese and bacon for Sunshine, and for the queer guy, a bunless burger." "and for the queer guy, a bunless burger." "Just like me." "What?" "Just like me." "What?" "My producer has informed me" "My producer has informed me that in the future when I am on screen that in the future when I am on screen" "I have no ass, no dick, no sexuality." "I have no ass, no dick, no sexuality." "I am, as Brian was so kind to point out," "I am, as Brian was so kind to point out, a ball-less eunuch - a ball-less eunuch - forgive me, that's redundant - forgive me, that's redundant - whose whole purpose in life is to entertain the white folks." "whose whole purpose in life is to entertain the white folks." "In fact, I shouldn't even be called a homosexual." "In fact, I shouldn't even be called a homosexual." "From now on, you can refer to me as a homo-ineffectual." "From now on, you can refer to me as a homo-ineffectual." "Oh, no." "Oh, yes!" "Oh, no." "Oh, yes!" "Apparently, Pittsburgh isn't ready to deal with the fact" "Apparently, Pittsburgh isn't ready to deal with the fact that queers aren't only anatomically correct, that queers aren't only anatomically correct, but they actually use all their parts." "but they actually use all their parts." "It's not just Pittsburgh." "It's not just Pittsburgh." ""Yesterday afternoon, Family America," ""Yesterday afternoon, Family America," ""a conservative-based citizens action group," ""a conservative-based citizens action group," ""announced they'd collected enough signatures" ""announced they'd collected enough signatures" ""to have Proposition 14 placed on the ballot" ""to have Proposition 14 placed on the ballot" ""in the upcoming state-wide election." ""in the upcoming state-wide election." ""If passed, the controversial measure" ""If passed, the controversial measure" ""could dissolve a broad range of contracts between same-sex couples."" ""could dissolve a broad range of contracts between same-sex couples."" "Those goddamn right-wing fucks!" "Those goddamn right-wing fucks!" "They're at it again." "They're at it again." "It's not enough they can say no to gay marriage." "It's not enough they can say no to gay marriage." "Now they're gonna go after everything?" "Now they're gonna go after everything?" "Come on, Ma." "Don't overreact." "Come on, Ma." "Don't overreact." ""Opponents say Proposition 14" ""Opponents say Proposition 14" ""is one of the most homophobic pieces of legislation" ""is one of the most homophobic pieces of legislation" ""in our country's history." ""in our country's history." ""It would effectively negate powers of attorney," ""It would effectively negate powers of attorney," ""wills, leases, child custody arrangements, joint bank accounts," ""wills, leases, child custody arrangements, joint bank accounts," ""and health insurance" ""and health insurance" ""granted by companies that recognise domestic partnerships."" ""granted by companies that recognise domestic partnerships."" "Holy shit!" "That is everything." "Did I hear someone say "don't overreact"?" "Did I hear someone say "don't overreact"?" "That's what some other people said once." "That's what some other people said once." "Next thing you know they were being shipped off to the camps." "Next thing you know they were being shipped off to the camps." "They can't do this, can they?" "They can't do this, can they?" "They already have in Virginia" "They already have in Virginia and a dozen other states are trying to do the same." "and a dozen other states are trying to do the same." "But if that happens," "But if that happens, it would destroy everything you and Ben have worked for, it would destroy everything you and Ben have worked for, that you've built together." "that you've built together." "Tell me about it." "Tell me about it." "I could lose my health insurance from Ben's job." "I could lose my health insurance from Ben's job." "They could invalidate our mortgage." "We could lose the house." "They could invalidate our mortgage." "We could lose the house." "And what about your plans to adopt Hunter?" "And what about your plans to adopt Hunter?" "You mean if he ever comes back." "You mean if he ever comes back." "Sorry." "Sorry." "It's not just Ben and me." "It's everyone." "It's not just Ben and me." "It's everyone." "It's Mel and Linz and the kids, Eli and Monty, maybe even you." "It's Mel and Linz and the kids, Eli and Monty, maybe even you." "Me?" "Me?" "Well, if you and Brian were to ever..." "Well, if you and Brian were to ever..." "We won't." "We won't." "Well, you never know." "Well, you never know." "Could mellow." "Could mellow." "He's not a hardy burgundy, Michael." "He's not going to mellow." "He's not a hardy burgundy, Michael." "He's not going to mellow." "Whatever that proposition would take away" "Whatever that proposition would take away is something he would never give me in the first place." "is something he would never give me in the first place." "You're not actually considering going to live with them?" "You're not actually considering going to live with them?" "It seems like a perfectly viable option." "It seems like a perfectly viable option." "Yeah, so's jumping off a roof." "Yeah, so's jumping off a roof." "Alright." "Enough." "They're still my family." "Alright." "Enough." "They're still my family." "Yeah, family that never accepted you or me or our children." "Yeah, family that never accepted you or me or our children." "A family that basically disowned you, wouldn't speak to you," "A family that basically disowned you, wouldn't speak to you, wanted nothing to do with you, wanted nothing to do with you, and now suddenly they show up out of the blue to rescue you." "and now suddenly they show up out of the blue to rescue you." "I smell goyim." "I smell goyim." "It is possible for people to change." "It is possible for people to change." "People, yes." "Your parents, no." "People, yes." "Your parents, no." "She said she wants to get to know her grandson, to make amends." "She said she wants to get to know her grandson, to make amends." "Uh-huh." "Uh-huh." "And getting rid of the apartment" "And getting rid of the apartment will take the pressure off me and us financially." "will take the pressure off me and us financially." "Yeah, but is it worth the price?" "Yeah, but is it worth the price?" "If they're willing to admit they were wrong," "If they're willing to admit they were wrong, change their minds, learn from their mistakes, change their minds, learn from their mistakes, then I owe it to them to at least consider their offer." "then I owe it to them to at least consider their offer." "Congratulations, stud." "That's your third time tonight." "Congratulations, stud." "That's your third time tonight." "And who's keeping score?" "And who's keeping score?" "I am." "I am." "Look at him - so smug, so self-satisfied." "Look at him - so smug, so self-satisfied." "Now is the perfect time to send him off" "Now is the perfect time to send him off with his not-unattractive tail between his legs." "with his not-unattractive tail between his legs." "What the fuck for?" "What the fuck for?" "You've got the sonofabitch where you want him - with his ass in the air." "You've got the sonofabitch where you want him - with his ass in the air." "And it's not a bad one, I might add." "And it's not a bad one, I might add." "Don't listen to him." "Tell." "Don't listen to him." "Tell." "What the hell does he know?" "Fuck!" "What the hell does he know?" "Fuck!" "Would you get off my back?" "Huh?" "Would you get off my back?" "Huh?" "Oh, nothing." "You're just, er, getting a little heavy, that's all." "Oh, nothing." "You're just, er, getting a little heavy, that's all." "Oh." "Just thought there was something you wanted to tell me." "Oh." "Just thought there was something you wanted to tell me." "Yeah, actually, er...there is." "Yeah, actually, er...there is." "Go for it, Teddy." "Come on." "This is your chance." "Go for it, Teddy." "Come on." "This is your chance." "You, er..." "You, er..." "You wanna go to Babylon tomorrow night?" "You wanna go to Babylon tomorrow night?" "Where's your backbone?" "Your fortitude?" "Where's your backbone?" "Your fortitude?" "Where's the lube?" "Where's the lube?" "Club was packed tonight." "Hmm, that's nice." "Club was packed tonight." "Hmm, that's nice." "A line all the way around the block." "A line all the way around the block." "Great." "Barely any room on the dance floor." "Great." "Barely any room on the dance floor." "Whatever else happens, by all means, keep on dancing." "Whatever else happens, by all means, keep on dancing." "What about you, dear?" "How was your evening?" "What about you, dear?" "How was your evening?" "Not nearly as exciting as yours." "Not nearly as exciting as yours." "I spent it here." "I spent it here." "Alone." "Alone." "Thinking." "Thinking." "And don't say "Always a dangerous sign."" "And don't say "Always a dangerous sign."" "I made some decisions." "I made some decisions." "About what?" "My life." "About what?" "My life." "Ah." "Ah." "What I want." "What I want." "I thought you'd already worked that out." "I thought you'd already worked that out." "You were gonna live off your considerable Hollywood wealth" "You were gonna live off your considerable Hollywood wealth and try your hand at being an artist." "and try your hand at being an artist." "Why are you making fun of me?" "Why are you making fun of me?" "I'm not making fun." "I'm not making fun." "You're making me fucking nervous as hell." "You're making me fucking nervous as hell." "Just tell me what you want." "Just tell me what you want." "What you've decided." "What you've decided." "And we can go to bed and fuck." "And we can go to bed and fuck." "You already know what I want." "You already know what I want." "I've already told you." "I've already told you." "That's right." "You have." "That's right." "You have." "A husband, a family, a home," "A husband, a family, a home, all the things that make life worth living." "all the things that make life worth living." "Would you fucking cut it out?" "Would you fucking cut it out?" "Just stop it." "Just stop it." "And I know you can't give me those things." "And I know you can't give me those things." "Not 'can't'." "Can't implies that I'm incapable." "It's that I won't." "Not 'can't'." "Can't implies that I'm incapable." "It's that I won't." "I accept that." "I accept that." "I suppose it's why I've always loved you." "I suppose it's why I've always loved you." "Oh!" "Oh, the untameable beast." "Oh!" "Oh, the untameable beast." "But to be a couple, both people have to want the same things." "But to be a couple, both people have to want the same things." "To move in the same direction." "To move in the same direction." "If they can't or...or won't..." "If they can't or...or won't... ..they really have nowhere to go." "..they really have nowhere to go." "Probably not." "Probably not." "Then why are we still doing this if we both know it's never gonna work?" "Then why are we still doing this if we both know it's never gonna work?" "Damned if I know." "Damned if I know." "Where are you going?" "Where are you going?" "Mmm..." "Mmm..." "I'll figure it out." "I'll figure it out." "Let me know." "Let me know." "Oh, my goodness!" "You turned into a monster." "Oh, my goodness!" "You turned into a monster." "Careful, Ron." "Your back." "Careful, Ron." "Your back." "Hey, partner." "You wanna go see your room?" "Hey, partner." "You wanna go see your room?" "Would you ladies excuse us gents?" "Would you ladies excuse us gents?" "Didn't I tell you he'd be thrilled?" "Didn't I tell you he'd be thrilled?" "Mom!" "What?" "Mom!" "What?" "You have my prom picture out." "You have my prom picture out." "I've always loved that picture." "I've always loved that picture." "Look at that hair." "That gown." "Look at that hair." "That gown." "It's embarrassing." "It's embarrassing." "Not to me." "Not to me." "You know, sometimes I come in here and I just sit." "You know, sometimes I come in here and I just sit." "You do?" "You do?" "Sometimes I feel it's all I have left of you." "Sometimes I feel it's all I have left of you." "Thanks, Mom, for being so generous." "Thanks, Mom, for being so generous." "It's our pleasure, darling." "It's our pleasure, darling." "By the way, we have some people coming for dinner tonight." "By the way, we have some people coming for dinner tonight." "I mean, nothing formal, just Al and Lois Seggerman" "I mean, nothing formal, just Al and Lois Seggerman and someone from Dad's office." "and someone from Dad's office." "Don't worry." "I won't be in the way." "Don't worry." "I won't be in the way." "I'll stay up here, take a bath, read." "I'll stay up here, take a bath, read." "I was hoping you'd join us." "It's been a long day and..." "I was hoping you'd join us." "It's been a long day and..." "I understand." "Whatever you like." "I understand." "Whatever you like." "But if you change your mind, Elvira's making your favourite " "But if you change your mind, Elvira's making your favourite - salmon and dill sauce." "salmon and dill sauce." "I told her it was your welcome home dinner!" "I told her it was your welcome home dinner!" "Oh, then I suppose I have no choice." "Oh, then I suppose I have no choice." "It's so good to have you back." "It's so good to have you back." "Reading the dvd titles?" "I do that sometimes to make sure I don't need glasses." "I do that sometimes to make sure I don't need glasses." "'Singin' in the Rain'," "'Singin' in the Rain'," "'Some Like it Hot'," "'Some Like it Hot'," "'Dirty Harry'." "'Dirty Harry'." "How'd that get there?" "How'd that get there?" "Oh, yeah, I remember." "I thought it was a porn film." "Oh, yeah, I remember." "I thought it was a porn film." "Hey, joking." "Hey, joking." "ok, it wasn't very funny." "ok, it wasn't very funny." "How about you come with me to Bed, Bath and Beyond?" "How about you come with me to Bed, Bath and Beyond?" "I'm buying throw pillows for the bed." "I'm buying throw pillows for the bed." "'Queer Guy' says it's a stylish and inexpensive way" "'Queer Guy' says it's a stylish and inexpensive way to accentuate the colour scheme and enliven a room." "to accentuate the colour scheme and enliven a room." "Of course, we don't need pillows to enliven a room, do we?" "Of course, we don't need pillows to enliven a room, do we?" "Ben?" "Ben?" "I remember watching those movies with Hunter." "I remember watching those movies with Hunter." "He'd never even heard of 'Singin' in the Rain'." "He'd never even heard of 'Singin' in the Rain'." "He loved it." "Must've seen it 95 times." "He loved it." "Must've seen it 95 times." "That was even after he wasn't gay." "That was even after he wasn't gay." "Please come with me." "Please come with me." "Everything in this house reminds me of him everywhere I look." "Everything in this house reminds me of him everywhere I look." "That's why it might be a good idea to get out for a while." "That's why it might be a good idea to get out for a while." "You know, take your mind off of things." "You know, take your mind off of things." "Listen, there's a meeting at the Gay and Lesbian Centre tomorrow night" "Listen, there's a meeting at the Gay and Lesbian Centre tomorrow night about this Proposition 14." "about this Proposition 14." "So?" "So we should go." "So?" "So we should go." "They're gonna need volunteers." "They're gonna need volunteers." "Who better than someone as intelligent, well-informed," "Who better than someone as intelligent, well-informed, authoritative and - not to mention - hot as you?" "authoritative and - not to mention - hot as you?" "Last thing I want to think about right now is another gay cause." "Last thing I want to think about right now is another gay cause." "It's not just another gay cause." "It's not just another gay cause." "When we got married, you said this was just the beginning." "When we got married, you said this was just the beginning." "Well, now it looks like it's the beginning of the end." "Well, now it looks like it's the beginning of the end." "Listen, I'm just as upset about this as you are." "Listen, I'm just as upset about this as you are." "Every time I hear that door open or the phone ring," "Every time I hear that door open or the phone ring," "I think it's him." "I think it's him." "I just thought it would make us both feel better" "I just thought it would make us both feel better if we got involved in something." "if we got involved in something." "I don't want to get involved in something, ok?" "I don't want to get involved in something, ok?" "I don't give a shit about Proposition 14, or 15 or 16." "I don't give a shit about Proposition 14, or 15 or 16." "All I care about is "Where is he?"." "All I care about is "Where is he?"." "Is he alright?" "Am I ever going to see him again?" "Is he alright?" "Am I ever going to see him again?" "So let somebody else sit on that goddamn committee." "So let somebody else sit on that goddamn committee." "I've given enough." "I've given enough." "I can't believe he let you walk out and didn't even try to stop you." "I can't believe he let you walk out and didn't even try to stop you." "I didn't expect him to." "I didn't expect him to." "Well, if either of you had ever bothered to read Jackie Collins," "Well, if either of you had ever bothered to read Jackie Collins, you would know that in the last chapter you would know that in the last chapter the hero finally realises that he has loved the heroine " "the hero finally realises that he has loved the heroine - in this case the heroine being you - in this case the heroine being you - all along, and begs her to stay." "all along, and begs her to stay." "That's why it's called fiction." "That's why it's called fiction." "Fight Proposition 14." "Thanks." "Fight Proposition 14." "Thanks." "There's a meeting tomorrow at the centre." "There's a meeting tomorrow at the centre." "You people need Jesus in your lives." "You people need Jesus in your lives." "Yeah, and you need a good blow job." "Yeah, and you need a good blow job." "That is if you can find anyone to give you one." "And don't look at me!" "That is if you can find anyone to give you one." "And don't look at me!" "That no-good sonofabitch!" "That no-good sonofabitch!" "How could he do that to you after all these years?" "How could he do that to you after all these years?" "He didn't do anything." "He didn't do anything." "I wanted one thing and he wanted another" "I wanted one thing and he wanted another and since neither one of us could give the other what he needed, and since neither one of us could give the other what he needed, we decided it'd be best to move on." "we decided it'd be best to move on." "So where are you gonna go?" "So where are you gonna go?" "You could always come back to Debbie's Boarding House." "You could always come back to Debbie's Boarding House." "Share Emmett's room." "Share Emmett's room." "Um, perhaps Emmett would like to be consulted on that." "Um, perhaps Emmett would like to be consulted on that." "Don't worry." "I have it worked out." "Don't worry." "I have it worked out." "I'll stay with Ben and Michael until I get a place of my own." "I'll stay with Ben and Michael until I get a place of my own." "A place of your own?" "At your age?" "Deb, I'm not a kid anymore." "A place of your own?" "At your age?" "Deb, I'm not a kid anymore." "You were never a kid." "You were never a kid." "I know, but you'll always be a kid to me." "I know, but you'll always be a kid to me." "Besides, it's time I made it on my own." "Besides, it's time I made it on my own." "Like Mary!" "Like Mary!" "And even though I'll miss Brian and I wish we were still together," "And even though I'll miss Brian and I wish we were still together, this'll be good for me." "this'll be good for me." "Right?" "Right." "Right?" "Right." "Yeah, damn...damn right." "Yeah, damn...damn right." "Vote no on Proposition 14." "Yeah, thanks." "Vote no on Proposition 14." "Yeah, thanks." "No on 14." "Meeting at the Centre." "No on 14." "Meeting at the Centre." "Oh, excuse me, folks." "I gotta go pee again." "Oh, excuse me, folks." "I gotta go pee again." "Damn prostate." "Al, please!" "Damn prostate." "Al, please!" "Oh, don't be embarrassed, honey." "Oh, don't be embarrassed, honey." "It's not as if I brought up my haemorrhoids." "It's not as if I brought up my haemorrhoids." "What can I say?" "Al is Al." "What can I say?" "Al is Al." "I'm afraid I'm a little young for this crowd." "I'm afraid I'm a little young for this crowd." "My prostate's still in working order." "My prostate's still in working order." "But I'd be glad to show you my tennis elbow, if you like." "But I'd be glad to show you my tennis elbow, if you like." "That's ok." "That's ok." "So, you work with my dad?" "Going on five years now." "So, you work with my dad?" "Going on five years now." "He's a great guy." "He's a great guy." "And you - you work at the Sidney Bloom Gallery?" "And you - you work at the Sidney Bloom Gallery?" "Yes, that's right." "Yes, that's right." "I don't get much time to go to galleries," "I don't get much time to go to galleries, but I did manage to catch the Sam Auerbach show." "but I did manage to catch the Sam Auerbach show." "Did you have anything to do with that?" "Did you have anything to do with that?" "Actually, I put it together." "Really?" "Actually, I put it together." "Really?" "You did a great job." "You did a great job." "And the mural down at Penn Plaza is...it's a knockout." "And the mural down at Penn Plaza is...it's a knockout." "But, of course, I'm not an expert." "But, of course, I'm not an expert." "You don't have to be an expert to know what you like." "You don't have to be an expert to know what you like." "I happen to agree with you." "It's bold, larger than life." "I happen to agree with you." "It's bold, larger than life." "Completely unpredictable." "Much like the man." "Completely unpredictable." "Much like the man." "And like the man, best appreciated from a safe distance." "And like the man, best appreciated from a safe distance." "The old folks are gonna bore themselves" "The old folks are gonna bore themselves with pictures from their Alaskan cruise." "with pictures from their Alaskan cruise." "Why don't you two make your escape and we'll call you for dessert?" "Why don't you two make your escape and we'll call you for dessert?" "ok." "ok." "Teddy!" "Teddy!" "Oh...hi, Em." "Oh...hi, Em." "Enough with all the greetings and salutations." "I want details." "Enough with all the greetings and salutations." "I want details." "How'd it go when you told him?" "How'd it go when you told him?" "Did he die of shame?" "Did he die of shame?" "Will I be catering the memorial service?" "Will I be catering the memorial service?" "Stop with all the questions." "Stop with all the questions." "Oh, my God." "What?" "Oh, my God." "What?" "It's just what I was afraid of." "I can see it in your eyes." "It's just what I was afraid of." "I can see it in your eyes." "What are you talking about?" "You've fallen for him, haven't you?" "What are you talking about?" "You've fallen for him, haven't you?" "Admit it." "It's true." "Hey, look, here's Brian." "Admit it." "It's true." "Hey, look, here's Brian." "Brian, buddy, great to see you." "Brian, buddy, great to see you." "Brian, why are you here?" "Brian, why are you here?" "Why am I here?" "Hmm." "Why am I here?" "Hmm." "That's a question that philosophers, scientists and theologians" "That's a question that philosophers, scientists and theologians have been asking themselves for thousands of years." "have been asking themselves for thousands of years." "Best I can come up with is we live in Pittsburgh." "Best I can come up with is we live in Pittsburgh." "Where the hell else am I gonna go?" "Where the hell else am I gonna go?" "I believe Emmett means we didn't expect to see you," "I believe Emmett means we didn't expect to see you, considering you and Justin broke up." "considering you and Justin broke up." "You must be devastated." "We're so sorry." "You must be devastated." "We're so sorry." "Thanks for the sympathies " "Thanks for the sympathies - another - and the condolences, but I'm not devastated." "another - and the condolences, but I'm not devastated." "And you're not sorry, so, please, spare me the sentiments" "And you're not sorry, so, please, spare me the sentiments and the sentimentality." "and the sentimentality." "It's a relief to know" "It's a relief to know you won't be dying of a broken heart anytime soon." "you won't be dying of a broken heart anytime soon." "Silly us to even think you had one." "Silly us to even think you had one." "I'm doing just fine." "I'm doing just fine." "Yeah, we can see." "Yeah, we can see." "And I'm sure Justin is too." "And I'm sure Justin is too." "Oh, he's doing better than fine." "Oh, he's doing better than fine." "He's picked himself up, dusted himself off," "He's picked himself up, dusted himself off, and started all over again." "and started all over again." "Glad to hear it." "Glad to hear it." "Be sure and give him my regards the next time you see him." "Be sure and give him my regards the next time you see him." "Tell him yourself next time you're over at Michael and Ben's." "Tell him yourself next time you're over at Michael and Ben's." "He's moved in with them." "He's moved in with them." "Another." "Another." "So I said to him, "Wyatt, we're gonna have to cancel your play date," "So I said to him, "Wyatt, we're gonna have to cancel your play date," ""because your friend can't come over today."" ""because your friend can't come over today."" "And he said - and I swear " "And he said - and I swear " ""Daddy, I can play with my other friend."" ""Daddy, I can play with my other friend."" "And I said, "What other friend?"" "And I said, "What other friend?"" "And that's when he showed me." "And that's when he showed me." "No!" "Oh, yes." "No!" "Oh, yes." "That's what he calls his penis - his 'friend'." "That's what he calls his penis - his 'friend'." "Oh!" "Couldn't believe it." "He's five." "Oh!" "Couldn't believe it." "He's five." "Oh, thank God Gus hasn't discovered his 'friend' yet." "Oh, thank God Gus hasn't discovered his 'friend' yet." "And so when I told my ex, she got all upset about it," "And so when I told my ex, she got all upset about it, wanted him to go to a shrink." "wanted him to go to a shrink." "And because I thought it was funny, she thought I should go to a shrink." "And because I thought it was funny, she thought I should go to a shrink." "And then it turned into a competition" "And then it turned into a competition about who's a better parent, and now... about who's a better parent, and now..." "I know all about it, believe me." "I know all about it, believe me." "Would you mind if I stopped by your gallery some afternoon" "Would you mind if I stopped by your gallery some afternoon and took you to lunch?" "and took you to lunch?" "That would be great." "What about Thursday?" "That would be great." "What about Thursday?" "Thursday's fine." "Thursday's fine." "Although, just to be fair, I think there's something you should know." "Although, just to be fair, I think there's something you should know." "I'm a lesbian." "I'm a lesbian." "Oh." "If that's a problem..." "Oh." "If that's a problem..." "Er, no, it's..." "No, it's not a problem." "Er, no, it's..." "No, it's not a problem." "It's just not exactly what your parents told me" "It's just not exactly what your parents told me when they invited me for dinner." "when they invited me for dinner." "What exactly did they tell you?" "What exactly did they tell you?" "They said that you'd just broken up...with a man." "They said that you'd just broken up...with a man." "Whoo!" "Whoo!" "Hey, hot guy." "Hey, hot guy." "Hey." "There you are." "Hey." "There you are." "Hmm." "I brought some friends." "Hmm." "I brought some friends." "I want them to meet you." "I want them to meet you." "Well, any friend of yours is a friend of mine." "Well, any friend of yours is a friend of mine." "Aunt Pity Fuck." "Aunt Pity Fuck." "Aunt Pity Fuck." "Aunt Pity Fuck." "Who's that?" "Who's that?" "Some freak!" "Come on." "Troy." "Come on." "Troy." "Oh, hey." "Oh, hey." "Remember me?" "We hooked up a few months ago." "Remember me?" "We hooked up a few months ago." "Sure." "Right, right, right." "Sure." "Right, right, right." "So, uh...how was I?" "So, uh...how was I?" "Hot." "Hot." "You said you'd call but I guess you lost my number." "You said you'd call but I guess you lost my number." "So I'll give it to you again." "So I'll give it to you again." "Promise not to lose it?" "Promise not to lose it?" "Word of honour." "Word of honour." "Fucking losers!" "Fucking losers!" "They just don't get it, do they?" "They just don't get it, do they?" "These guys, I feel sorry for them." "These guys, I feel sorry for them." "I can't help it." "I can't help it." "It's my nature." "It's my nature." "So out of the goodness of my heart, I have sex with them." "So out of the goodness of my heart, I have sex with them." "Give them something to remember for a rainy day." "Give them something to remember for a rainy day." "But it's never enough." "But it's never enough." "They're pitiful." "They're pitiful." "Fucking pitiful." "Fucking pitiful." "Yeah." "I know what you mean." "Yeah." "I know what you mean." "I was one of them." "I was one of them." "What?" "But you're hot." "What?" "But you're hot." "Well, you didn't think so then." "Well, you didn't think so then." "Pride?" "2002?" "Pride?" "2002?" "I thought there was something familiar about you." "I thought there was something familiar about you." "I was one of your pity fucks." "I was one of your pity fucks." "A fact you made painfully clear." "A fact you made painfully clear." "Well, guess what?" "Well, guess what?" "Now you're mine." "Now you're mine." "And don't look so bewildered." "And don't look so bewildered." "I sought you out." "I sought you out." "I waited for the right moment." "I waited for the right moment." "Guess this is it." "Guess this is it." "You're kidding, right?" "You're kidding, right?" "Afraid not." "Afraid not." "Hey, look at it this way." "Hey, look at it this way." "You'll always have something to remember me by." "You're dumping me?" "You're dumping me?" "It's a fag-eat-fag world." "It's a fag-eat-fag world." "Fuck you." "Fuck you." "You know..." "You know... ..I liked you... ..I liked you... ..a lot." "..a lot." "I really did." "I really did." "Jesus Christ." "I'm coming!" "Jesus Christ." "I'm coming!" "ok." "ok." "ok!" "ok!" "Stop already?" "!" "Stop already?" "!" "Brian!" "Brian!" "Excellent, Professor." "Excellent, Professor." "You recognise the subject and can identify him by name." "You recognise the subject and can identify him by name." "We've gone to bed." "That's right." "I forgot." "We've gone to bed." "That's right." "I forgot." "The Stepford husbands turn in early!" "The Stepford husbands turn in early!" "Get in here." "You'll wake the whole neighbourhood." "Get in here." "You'll wake the whole neighbourhood." "I want to see your wife." "I want to see your wife." "Where is the little woman?" "Where is the little woman?" "I mean, little husband." "If you're referring to Michael..." "I mean, little husband." "If you're referring to Michael..." "Who the fuck else would I be referring to?" "Who the fuck else would I be referring to?" "He's asleep!" "Rouse him!" "He's asleep!" "Rouse him!" "Wake him up." "Wake him up." "Michael, you get your ass down here!" "Alright." "You better go." "Michael, you get your ass down here!" "Alright." "You better go." "I'm not going anywhere." "No." "I said you're leaving." "I'm not going anywhere." "No." "I said you're leaving." "Michael!" "Get your ass out of my house." "Michael!" "Get your ass out of my house." "Ben!" "It's ok." "Ben!" "It's ok." "I'll handle it." "Just go to bed." "I'll handle it." "Just go to bed." "You sure?" "You sure?" "Well, Mikey..." "Well, Mikey... ..congratulations." "..congratulations." "For what?" "!" "For what?" "!" "You won." "You won." "To the spoiler goes the victory." "To the spoiler goes the victory." "I don't know what you're talking about." "I don't know what you're talking about." "Of course you don't." "Of course you don't." "No-one plays dewy-eyed innocent better than you." "No-one plays dewy-eyed innocent better than you." "Although, at 34," "Although, at 34, you're getting a bit long in the tooth for short pants." "you're getting a bit long in the tooth for short pants." "Speaking of outgrowing your act..." "Speaking of outgrowing your act... ..nothing's more pathetic - to use one of your favourite words " "..nothing's more pathetic - to use one of your favourite words - than an over-the-hill club boy." "than an over-the-hill club boy." "You infected him..." "You infected him... ..with your petty bourgeois," "..with your petty bourgeois, mediocre, conformist, assimilationist life!" "mediocre, conformist, assimilationist life!" "Thanks to you, he's got visions " "Thanks to you, he's got visions - babies, weddings, white picket fences dancing in his blond little head." "babies, weddings, white picket fences dancing in his blond little head." "And you think I put them there?" "And you think I put them there?" "Before you and your husband tied the noose around your necks," "Before you and your husband tied the noose around your necks, he was perfectly happy!" "he was perfectly happy!" "And now he's a defector just like the rest of you!" "And now he's a defector just like the rest of you!" "He was never perfectly happy!" "He was never perfectly happy!" "Waiting for years for you to say "I love you."" "Waiting for years for you to say "I love you."" ""You're the only one I want."" ""You're the only one I want."" "That's not who I am!" "That's not who I am!" "Don't we all know?" "!" "Don't we all know?" "!" "And now he's here in your house..." "And now he's here in your house..." "It's a home." "It's a home." "It's a farce!" "It's a farce!" "It's a freak show!" "It's a freak show!" "Call it what you want." "Call it what you want." "I honestly don't care." "I honestly don't care." "But he didn't leave because I 'infected' him." "But he didn't leave because I 'infected' him." "He left because of you." "He left because of you." "Who wouldn't?" "!" "Who wouldn't?" "!" "Knock, knock." "Knock, knock." "Just wanted to say goodnight." "Just wanted to say goodnight." "Did you enjoy dinner?" "Did you enjoy dinner?" "The salmon was delicious." "The salmon was delicious." "Al and Lois couldn't stop raving about how wonderful you look." "Al and Lois couldn't stop raving about how wonderful you look." "That's nice." "That's nice." "And Stephen's quite charming, don't you think?" "And Stephen's quite charming, don't you think?" "Yes." "Quite." "Yes." "Quite." "Goodnight, darling." "Goodnight, darling." "Sleep well." "Sleep well." "Mum." "Hmm?" "Mum." "Hmm?" "Why did you invite him here tonight?" "Why did you invite him here tonight?" "He's your father's associate." "He's your father's associate." "We've been meaning to have him over." "We've been meaning to have him over." "And I thought you might like having someone to talk to." "And I thought you might like having someone to talk to." "That was very thoughtful." "That was very thoughtful." "You seemed to be enjoying yourself." "You seemed to be enjoying yourself." "I liked him very much." "I liked him very much." "I'm very glad to hear it." "I'm very glad to hear it." "But not in that way." "But not in that way." "I'm a lesbian, Mother." "I'm a lesbian, Mother." "You know that." "You know that." "I thought that was all over with." "I thought that was all over with." "All over with?" "All over with?" "Your sister told me you were with a man." "Your sister told me you were with a man." "That cunt." "Lindsay." "That cunt." "Lindsay." "That happened once and it was a mistake." "That happened once and it was a mistake." "Why was it a mistake?" "Why was it a mistake?" "Perhaps if you'd given it more time," "Perhaps if you'd given it more time, you might finally have had a mature relationship." "you might finally have had a mature relationship." "I've had a mature relationship." "I've had a mature relationship." "With that person?" "With that person?" "Melanie, Mother!" "Melanie, Mother!" "Not "that person"." "Not "that person"." "And, yes, she was my partner for 10 years." "And, yes, she was my partner for 10 years." "And that's a helluva lot longer than any of those three marriages" "And that's a helluva lot longer than any of those three marriages my darling sister's had." "my darling sister's had." "We have two children together." "We have two children together." "You know, that's not immature." "You know, that's not immature." "I can't believe I still have to go through this with you." "I can't believe I still have to go through this with you." "I'm sorry, dear." "I'm sorry, dear." "But it's just not the same." "But it's just not the same." "It isn't." "It isn't." "When I heard about your relations with a man, I was hoping that..." "When I heard about your relations with a man, I was hoping that..." "What?" "What?" "That I'd be the daughter you'd always dreamt of?" "That I'd be the daughter you'd always dreamt of?" "Well, I'm not, Mum." "Well, I'm not, Mum." "And I never will be." "And I never will be." "So if that's why you asked me to come and live here," "So if that's why you asked me to come and live here, then I'm afraid I've disappointed you... then I'm afraid I've disappointed you... ..once again." "..once again." "What's up, Bri?" "What's up, Bri?" "You see that?" "You see that?" "How can I miss it?" "How can I miss it?" "Well, are you gonna do anything about it?" "Well, are you gonna do anything about it?" "The kid's hot." "Attracts guys, sells drinks." "The kid's hot." "Attracts guys, sells drinks." "Well, fuck the drinks." "Well, fuck the drinks." "If he wants to get his dick sucked, he can take his act to the back room." "If he wants to get his dick sucked, he can take his act to the back room." "I'll tell him." "I'll tell him." "Wait." "Wait." "Tell him..." "Tell him... ..he's barred from the club." "..he's barred from the club." "Permanently." "Permanently." "Oh, come on, Bri." "Just do it." "Oh, come on, Bri." "Just do it." "Now!" "Now!" "In a recent Hollywood movie about the Trojan War," "In a recent Hollywood movie about the Trojan War, there was a small but very significant alteration there was a small but very significant alteration in the legend as recounted by Homer in the 'Iliad'." "in the legend as recounted by Homer in the 'Iliad'." "Achilles didn't go to war" "Achilles didn't go to war because the Greeks killed Patroclus, his cousin." "because the Greeks killed Patroclus, his cousin." "He went to battle because they killed Patroclus, his lover." "He went to battle because they killed Patroclus, his lover." "Excuse me, professor." "Excuse me, professor." "But what difference does it make if they change some old legend?" "But what difference does it make if they change some old legend?" "Like, what else is new?" "Like, what else is new?" "Because that old legend was rewritten to omit a very important truth " "Because that old legend was rewritten to omit a very important truth - that the homophobia which infects our culture that the homophobia which infects our culture didn't always exist." "didn't always exist." "There were once great and powerful cultures" "There were once great and powerful cultures in which the emotional and sexual love between two men was accepted, in which the emotional and sexual love between two men was accepted, even among warriors." "even among warriors." "Yeah." "Good for them, but what about us?" "Yeah." "Good for them, but what about us?" "While we're talking about the Trojan War," "While we're talking about the Trojan War, they're trying to take our rights away." "they're trying to take our rights away." "I understand your concern but, right now," "I understand your concern but, right now, we're here to discuss gay imagery in mythology and history." "we're here to discuss gay imagery in mythology and history." "If Proposition 14 passes, pretty soon WE'LL be history." "If Proposition 14 passes, pretty soon WE'LL be history." "He's right." "Yeah." "He's right." "Yeah." "What a dump." "What a dump." "What's so funny?" "What's so funny?" "You do a fabulous Bette Davis." "You do a fabulous Bette Davis." "Or is it Elizabeth Taylor doing a fabulous Bette Davis?" "Or is it Elizabeth Taylor doing a fabulous Bette Davis?" "I'm not doing a fabulous anybody." "I'm not doing a fabulous anybody." "All I know is this is a disgusting place and you're not living here." "All I know is this is a disgusting place and you're not living here." "I love it." "Are you crazy?" "I love it." "Are you crazy?" "If I am, I have you and Dad to thank." "If I am, I have you and Dad to thank." "It's tiny." "It smells like something you never want to meet died here." "It's tiny." "It smells like something you never want to meet died here." "You have to share a bathroom down the hall with God knows who " "You have to share a bathroom down the hall with God knows who - crackheads?" "crackheads?" "Not to mention you can't go out into the street after dark." "Not to mention you can't go out into the street after dark." "On the other hand, I can afford it," "On the other hand, I can afford it, it's got great light and, best of all, it's my own place." "it's got great light and, best of all, it's my own place." "How did I ever give birth to an artist?" "How did I ever give birth to an artist?" "Van Gogh's mother was a washerwoman." "Van Gogh's mother was a washerwoman." "Really?" "Really?" "I made it up." "I made it up." "It's, um..." "It's, um... ..quite a comedown from Brian's place." "..quite a comedown from Brian's place." "You weren't so thrilled when I moved in there." "You weren't so thrilled when I moved in there." "No." "I guess not." "No." "I guess not." "I just wish that..." "I just wish that..." "I can't believe I'm actually hearing myself say this." "I can't believe I'm actually hearing myself say this." "What?" "What?" "That you and he could have somehow managed to work things out." "That you and he could have somehow managed to work things out." "I know." "I know." "Me too." "Me too." "I mean, it's not as if he repeatedly and systematically lied to you" "I mean, it's not as if he repeatedly and systematically lied to you or abused you or betrayed you, or abused you or betrayed you, like your father did to me." "like your father did to me." "No, of course not." "No, of course not." "He saved my life, he took care of me, he gave me everything." "He saved my life, he took care of me, he gave me everything." "It's just we each want different things." "It's just we each want different things." "And neither of you is willing to change?" "And neither of you is willing to change?" "That's not love." "That's not love." "That's sacrifice." "That's sacrifice." "Hmm." "Hmm." "He feel asleep the second his head hit the pillow." "He feel asleep the second his head hit the pillow." "Hmm." "He's glad to be back in his own room, in his own bed." "Hmm." "He's glad to be back in his own room, in his own bed." "I don't blame him." "I don't blame him." "I'm trying to catch up on the world." "I'm trying to catch up on the world." "I feel like I've been living on a totally different planet." "I feel like I've been living on a totally different planet." "Me too." "Me too." "If you want to say it, go right ahead." "If you want to say it, go right ahead." "Those words will never escape my lips." "Those words will never escape my lips." "Why not?" "Why not?" "You were right." "You were right." "It's funny." "It's funny." "No matter what you know up here..." "No matter what you know up here... ..you hope against hope... ..you hope against hope..." "..in here... ..in here... ..that your parents, at least, will love you unconditionally." "..that your parents, at least, will love you unconditionally." "We'll try and do better with our kids." "We'll try and do better with our kids." "Where are you going?" "Where are you going?" "To a hotel, I guess." "To a hotel, I guess." "Thanks for tonight." "Thanks for tonight." "Take your coat off." "Take your coat off." "What?" "What?" "Take your coat off." "You're staying here tonight." "Take your coat off." "You're staying here tonight." "I don't know if that's a good idea." "I don't know if that's a good idea." "Neither do I, but you're staying anyway." "Neither do I, but you're staying anyway." "You sure?" "You sure?" "I'll make us tea and grilled cheese and we'll figure something out, ok?" "I'll make us tea and grilled cheese and we'll figure something out, ok?" "Another beer." "Another beer." "And another Cosmo and a diet Pepsi." "And another Cosmo and a diet Pepsi." "On me." "On me." "Big spender." "Big spender." "What's the occasion?" "What's the occasion?" "We're celebrating." "We're celebrating." "Teddy finally put that prick Troy in his proper place." "Teddy finally put that prick Troy in his proper place." "Up a tight butthole?" "Up a tight butthole?" "Out on his ass." "Out on his ass." "He's no longer Aunt Pity Fuck." "He's no longer Aunt Pity Fuck." "Congratulations, Theodore." "Congratulations, Theodore." "It's a rare man who'd rather get even than get laid." "It's a rare man who'd rather get even than get laid." "Just out of curiosity, how great was he?" "Just out of curiosity, how great was he?" "Beyond great." "Beyond great." "Amazing." "Amazing." "The best." "The best." "You wouldn't happen to still have his phone number?" "You wouldn't happen to still have his phone number?" "What the fuck is your problem?" "What the fuck is your problem?" "Your hand's on my stick." "Your hand's on my stick." "Why did you bar me from your club?" "Why did you bar me from your club?" "Because I can." "Because I can." "Getting sucked off on the dance floor is a very serious offence." "Getting sucked off on the dance floor is a very serious offence." "Except when it's you." "Except when it's you." "Membership has its privileges." "Membership has its privileges." "I think you threw me out" "I think you threw me out because you're afraid I'll get the hottest guys." "because you're afraid I'll get the hottest guys." "I am the hottest guy." "You mean were." "I am the hottest guy." "You mean were." "Since when?" "Since me." "Since when?" "Since me." "Even the mightiest one day must fall." "Even the mightiest one day must fall." "The king is assassinated, the lion is torn to shreds." "The king is assassinated, the lion is torn to shreds." "Oh, Lord, please." "Oh, Lord, please." "Spare us from wearisome cliches." "Spare us from wearisome cliches." "Listen...twerp." "Listen...twerp." "You think you get to be the best by just showing up" "You think you get to be the best by just showing up and announcing that you are?" "and announcing that you are?" "You have to prove it first." "You have to prove it first." "I thought I already had." "I thought I already had." "By picking off a couple of twinks before I got to them?" "By picking off a couple of twinks before I got to them?" "You're gonna have to do better than that." "You're gonna have to do better than that." "Then how about we pick?" "Then how about we pick?" "Say, the 10 hottest guys we can find." "Say, the 10 hottest guys we can find." "And the one who fucks them all first wins." "And the one who fucks them all first wins." "You know the game." "I also know the outcome." "You know the game." "I also know the outcome." "I admire your confidence." "I admire your confidence." "But they say every star burns its brightest just before it burns out." "But they say every star burns its brightest just before it burns out." "Ooh." "Ooh." "Say you win." "Say you win." "I get into Babylon." "I get into Babylon." "And if you win?" "And if you win?" "I get into you." "I get into you." "Michael!" "Michael!" "We've saved seats." "We've saved seats." "Hey, honey." "Where's Ben?" "Hey, honey." "Where's Ben?" "Um, he had other things to do." "Um, he had other things to do." "What other things are more important than this?" "What other things are more important than this?" "Good evening, everyone." "Thank you for coming." "Good evening, everyone." "Thank you for coming." "I guess we all know why we're here " "I guess we all know why we're here - to join in the statewide effort to defeat Proposition 14." "to join in the statewide effort to defeat Proposition 14." "Yeah." "Whoo!" "Yeah." "Whoo!" "That's the spirit we're gonna need in order to win." "That's the spirit we're gonna need in order to win." "Here to help us is one of the organisers of Stop Prop 14," "Here to help us is one of the organisers of Stop Prop 14," "Congresswoman Beth Edelstein." "Congresswoman Beth Edelstein." "Thank you." "Thank you." "Thanks, Tannis, Philip." "Thanks, Tannis, Philip." "And thank all of you for coming tonight." "And thank all of you for coming tonight." "As you know," "As you know, our rights as full and equal citizens of the United States our rights as full and equal citizens of the United States are being threatened." "are being threatened." "Not by outside forces or terrorists" "Not by outside forces or terrorists but by our own government, but by our own government, by religious leaders who in their effort to strip us of our humanity, by religious leaders who in their effort to strip us of our humanity," "claim that God is on their side, claim that God is on their side, and by other Americans acting out of hate and ignorance." "and by other Americans acting out of hate and ignorance." "We have got to stop them." "We have got to stop them." "But it's not going to be easy." "But it's not going to be easy." ""Vote to save America" " ""Vote to save America" - can you believe that's what they're calling themselves?" " can you believe that's what they're calling themselves?" " has many supporters and is well-funded." "has many supporters and is well-funded." "Mind if I sign up?" "Mind if I sign up?" "That's why we're going to need the help of everyone in this room" "That's why we're going to need the help of everyone in this room as well as your families and your friends as well as your families and your friends to donate as much time and money as you can." "to donate as much time and money as you can." "Volunteer to serve on various committees," "Volunteer to serve on various committees, make calls, canvass neighbourhoods." "make calls, canvass neighbourhoods." "Sign up and fight as if your future depends on it." "Sign up and fight as if your future depends on it." "Because it does." "Because it does." "Whoever thought it'd come to this, huh?" "Whoever thought it'd come to this, huh?" "Fighting for, like what she says, for our lives." "Fighting for, like what she says, for our lives." "It's what we've always had to do." "It's what we've always had to do." "Next time we just have to do it harder." "Next time we just have to do it harder." "I'm up for it." "Me too, Sunshine." "I'm up for it." "Me too, Sunshine." "'Bye." "'Bye." "'Bye." "'Bye." "'Bye, Ted." "'Bye, Ted." "I'm glad you changed your mind." "I'm glad you changed your mind." "How come?" "How come?" ""With his eyes fixed firmly in the past, he failed to see the future." ""With his eyes fixed firmly in the past, he failed to see the future." ""So by the present, he was destroyed."" ""So by the present, he was destroyed."" "I guess you're trying to tell me that if you didn't do anything," "I guess you're trying to tell me that if you didn't do anything, and we lost, you'd never forgive yourself." "and we lost, you'd never forgive yourself." "You got it." "You got it." "Hey." "Hey." "Hey." "Hey." "How was the meeting?" "You should have been there." "How was the meeting?" "You should have been there." "I'm not Rage." "Saving Gayopolis isn't my thing." "I'm not Rage." "Saving Gayopolis isn't my thing." "You doing ok?" "You doing ok?" "Yeah, I'm fine." "Yeah, I'm fine." "And you?" "And you?" "Likewise." "Thanks for asking." "Likewise." "Thanks for asking." "Well, I guess I better get going." "Well, I guess I better get going." "Me too." "Me too." "Take care of yourself." "Take care of yourself." "You too." "ok." "You too." "ok." "See ya." "See ya."