the topeka capital journal published many letters including one by my aunt comparing the united states to so.com and go mora. insisted that the blood of straight aids victims should be avenged upon those guilty of introducing and gleefully spreading this deadly disease, the homosexual. even during an era in which disapproval was more socially acceptable, it took only four sentences to outrage most leaders, and our signs managed to do the same with even greater economy. militant gays spread aids, expose gay aids ploy, gays are worthy of death. and soon enough, god hates fags. the community response to our protests would mystify me for years thanks to an ignorance born both to use and of the religious education i was receiving atio home. i didn't understand why anyone would reject our message. i was scared of them at first. young punks and diseased, probably got aids gramps would say.se the bible for bad girls to -- forbade girls to cut our hair, but some girls came out with kool-aid hair andd with metal in their faces. there were boys with mullets, others with half their heads shaved an