Eric has been gone since 1998 and I still miss him. He missed many positive changes he would have savored and important battles he would have fiercely fought. I thought of him in November 2008 when the Castro erupted in cheers over Obamas victory and later that month when Milk opened at the Castro. I was angry that he wasnt here to join in the jubilation over Obergefell in June 2015 although I cant imagine that Eric would have ever married. He was very independent and picky. He loved his freedom and the sexual adventures of his early years in San Francisco. The cruel rejection he received in our hometown left scars that were a barrier to trust that leads to deep intimacy. Perhaps middle age and a changing society would have lowered his defenses, balanced his brilliant mind with a softer, more trusting heart. He was a great friend with elegant taste, understated humor, and too little time on this earth. If he were here in 2022 he would be pissed off at the people who want to push queer kids back into the closet. He would be mounting legal challenges to bigotry and mentoring hurting kids stuck in cold families and small minded towns. Fuck AIDS. The world would be better if Eric and hundreds of thousands of other gay men had lived the full lives they deserved.
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