Lynch, David R

I met David in early 1970, just as I was coming out. We were both conscientious objectors during the Vietnam draft and we found we had many things in common. I had recently moved to Boston from Vermont, where I had come out against the war and recognized the need to organize against it. Gay liberation seemed the logical next step as a political expression of my sexuality. By the time I met David, I had begun to sort out my nascent gay politics and had (finally!) found Boston's fledgling gay movement. But as politically inclined as I was, I was just beginning to explore what it meant to make love to another man. David was invaluable in making me feel comfortable with my own sexuality, and I am not sure if I ever thanked him sufficiently for his assistance. I am forever in his debt.