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My cousin Joseph. In the 80s. Very dramatic, very gay, very attractive. Successful in his field. Especially VHS.
He got AIDS. Set all the records for living the longest with it. Died around 2002 from liver failure due to the meds.
Came from a traditional Italian family. His grandmother would frame his (edited) magazine covers. His father didn't take it as well.
Sounds like a badass. Hope he was happy for a while before the end. Rest in power, and fuck Ronald Reagan dead.
All conservatives in the 80's and 90's celebrated gay men dying of AIDS. That's because all conservatives are evil. Reagan was the perfect reflection of all of them, just as Trump is today. Just pure evil.
You're right. There's some shoutouts I would personally give but even the poorest salt-of-the-earth conservatives would stomp queers if they thought nobody was looking
https://youtu.be/qwKRlKokUXo?is=lbAgyYqfxO45A1dK
My cousin.
And I looked it up. He died in 2012.
It sounds like he was living his best life despite everything. I love his message, thanks for sharing it
Yes, fuck Ronald Reagan with a chainsaw.