From the California gulags

Dear Sirs,

I am back in State Hospital after outpatient violations. In 1979 I was convicted of sex with a boy and sent here. In 1985 I was released on an outpatient program: a program that loves to fuck with peoples' lives. For example, I went to a friend's gay New Year's Eve party, one of 12 people there, including a 15-year-old boy. Photos were taken of the dancing and a couple group shots. Following program rules, I was never alone with the boy. But the program found out and stuck me in a half-way house because I didn't leave the party as soon as I realized a minor was there. Now I am back in "hospital" for more brain washing.

In "therapy" I am dealing with how as a boy I learned about man/boy love from an article, and how I felt that if the participants were mutual and there were open communications, then it was all right. I actively sought out such a person to love me. I considered that it was my body and up to me who I shared it with.
It seems they can't handle that. They say I was a victim of distant, elderly parents. This may have been true but doesn't change the fact that I felt the way I do. Though fully aware of popular opinion, I still tried to find a man to have a relationship with who was willing to give me emotional support.

I hope you'll print some of the things I said here and discuss them with your readers.

California

source: Letter to the editor 'From the California gulags'; Nambla Bulletin, Vol. 12, No. 5; June 1991