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Dan, those are very powerful four letter words and I hope the readers will grasp their meaning. Thank you for your response and I hope it carries the weight it deserves.

You're so right, and it seems to be getting worse, rather than better. A senator is now proposing to ban all abortions after 15 weeks in the US, no longer willing to leave it up to the states now the Roe v. Wade has been overturned, and there is also increased rhetoric against gay rights. In the UK, you may have your own problems after the death of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. I am hearing rumblings about doing away with the monarchy now that His Majesty King Charles III has taken over from his mother, especially from some of the commonwealth nations. Possibly those wishing to do away with the monarchy believe it will be one way of eliminating objections or an obstacle when they attempt to make similar fascist moves in the UK. The world is topsy-turvy with some of the far right groups even using Nazi symbols, salutes, and even venerating Hitler, not only in the US but in other countries as well, so I can't predict how far this will go. I only hope that those with more sense will be able to stop it. I thank you for your feedback on my story.

Happy Birthday, GA, and here's to the next 20 years. Cheers.

Just in time for this Thursdays selections to come out.

Gary, thank you for this kind feedback to my story. It is true that as every year passes those who still remember what it was like fifty years ago are growing fewer and fewer. Even if they don't remember what it was like fifty years ago, I would hope they'd remember what it was like even twenty-five or even twenty years ago, because things were still far from being good. From Stonewall, through the AIDS epidemic, to the fight for equality and same-sex marriage, it's been a long and painful journey and we can't let anyone steal those rights from us again. Thank you, kind sir, for both your feedback and the review.

And all this time I thought bevy only referred to a group of girls, like those in high school or college.

Ah, thank you for clearing this up for me. It looks as if my Thursdays and Fridays will be tied up for the rest of the month.

Valkyrie, any idea when the next set of anthology stories are going to be posted. I'm stomping my hoof in my stall in anticipation.

Thank you, Valkyrie. I hope this story inspires some of the readers to get out to vote if they live in the US, otherwise we'll be in for some very dark times for the LGBTQ community.

For relief that's faster than a speeding bullet!

Yes, extremely alarming. As alarming as an extremist Supreme Court in this country.

For the life of me, i don't see how any LGBTQ person in the US can vote for any Republicans, seeing the party seems set on attacking the LGBTQ at every level, from school on up to adulthood.

Thanks for the feedback, AC. As you may have noted from my responses to the comments above, I was worried that this story might have been too political to be included in the Anthology as it was, so that's why I stay away from mentioning the Republican party or any of its members. I thought I could get away with mentioning Clarence Thomas, because he's a Justice, not a politician. However, after talking to Carlos and Mancunian, I would have done it differently if I'd spoken with them earlier. I was hoping this story would get the GA members who live in the US to get out and vote in the midterms. It's the best chance we have to get enough Democrats elected in order to ensure that same-sex marriage and LGBTQ rights in general codified into law.

Thank you, and Carlos pointed this out to me as well.

I meant considering that all political discussion is supposed to be relegated to 'The Pit'.

Thank you for your feedback, northie. It's nice to know that others are seeing the same thing I am. Now, we just have to get out there and do something about it before it's too late.

Thank you, Carlos. I wasn't certain how this story would go over or if it was too political to even be part of the Anthology. It's nice to know that people disagree.

Isn't it amazing how we can walk and chew gum at the same time... I mean read, comment, and post at the same time. 😜

A Christian fundamentalist country with non-Christian values. Isn't that a kick in the pants, so you're right, those living in the USA need to get out to vote.

Chris, that's the thing. We have to codify these rights into laws and take it out of the hands of the courts. And thank you for the review.

It's becoming painfully obvious that some politicians will do or say anything to get re-elected, because a lot of the pro-life politicians that were so vocal in their approval of the court striking down abortion are now scrubbing their websites and trying to hide their previous positions. Hopefully, we can get them to back down on their views of same sex marriage and LGBTQ relationships, but better yet we'll vote them out of office so those remaining can codify these rights into law. And thank you for your review as well.

Seventy years on the throne is no small feat. I'm amazed by how many US Presidents came and went during her reign, which puts how long her reign was for those of us in the US. A truly amazing and remarkable woman who gave her all for the nation she ruled over. May she rest and peace, now that she's reunited with Prince Phillip again. Now it's time for Charles to become king, but his reign should be short, considering how old he is as he finally gets the position, and then it will be William's turn. It looks like Charles III, followed by William V.

Yes, WL. Rather than protecting the freedom of the LGBTQ population, they are pitting it against religion. Just as you mentioned, it totally goes against the concept of the separation of church and state, but it also goes against the concept of 'do unto others', as taught by Jesus. The problem is, the religious right isn't actually adhering to the religious concepts that they pretend to espouse. Hypocrisy knows no bounds.

This was a tender and touching recounting of a crush and a dream come true. It brought back a few memories for me as well. If only I could have been as fortunate as Josh. Great story, Comsie.

Damn, I thought I comment to this, so forgive my oversight. You're right, and if people don't start speaking up, we may have no voice to speak with.