We Were Here Page #2

i walked through the door...

And I'm sure most gay men

of my generation...

Most queer people are gonna

have a similar experience.

It was like you're home.

It's, like,

it all felt familiar.

It all seemed like,

"oh.

How did I not realize this

is where I was supposed to be?"

- My father really wanted me

to get a master's degree...

And I really didn't care...

So the compromise was I would go

to san francisco state...

'Cause san francisco

was where I wanted to be.

I liked the people here.

They just seemed more open.

And I always wanted to meet

a nice blond surfer.

When I moved

out to california...

I was still in the closet.

I didn't come out of

the closet until after college.

Um, I came out with a bang.

I was in a production

ofthe boys in the band.

For quite a few years,

i was a bit of a workaholic.

I was in my studio

all the time.

By the time I was 27...

I was having one-Man shows

in new york...

At galleries...

Good galleries in new york.

And I didn't know

it was supposed to be that easy.

It was just easy.

And I was pretty obsessed

with my work...

And I was

for quite a long time.

And... Until I got sick,

really.

I was first

living in the haight...

And I remember

walking down haight street...

And there was this guy handing

out leaflets on the corner...

And it was harvey.

It was his first campaign...

First time he was running...

And he introduced himself

and I talked to him...

So I went to work for him.

And I was handing out

leaflets.

And, you know, door hangers

and things like that.

And that was very exciting...

'Cause I had been somewhat

political in college.

I'd gotten sick of it...

Because all my roommates

were s. D.S...

And it was very militant.

And harvey was just

a lot gentler...

And a lot more fun.

My partner at that time,

steve...

Was also fairly political.

Any time there was a march

or a demonstration.

Or a candlelight thing,

we were always there.

Um, it was important to us.

Those were the things.

That made us feel connected

to the community.

Castro street was just

starting to happen...

And you would always

run into people you knew...

And it really felt

like a village...

And the castro

just started to feel.

Like the village

you always wanted.

- If you took

a bunch of young men.

And said, "have as much sex

as you can have,"

How much sex

would they have?

A lot of sex.

The sense was if gay is good,

gay sex is good, you know?

And more gay sex

is even better.

And people often say of...

Of my generation...

We came to san francisco

to be gay.

- I remember, like,

january, 1977...

I went right down

to castro street.

Here I've lived in greenwich

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