A SHAME THAT STARTED AT SIXTEEN/AND SPREAD TO EVERYTHING. I’m looking for first-person accounts of the gay rights revolution, especially as it affected teens and people in their twenties, from the 1980s through the present. If you are comfortable sending me something, I would seriously be in your debt, and would acknowledge you or not as you requested. Be forewarned that my own perspective is both queer and Catholic–I do not believe that homosexual activity is what God wants for us. However, I’m looking for testimonies because I’m trying to write something fictional that would in part be based on my helping to co-found the gay-straight alliance at my high school (1993-ish). IOW if you are honest I really don’t care if you agree with me. I will not publish any of this unless you specifically say “I don’t care if you publish this” or “I would prefer that you publish this.” If you think I’m a total idiot, now is the time to write and say so!