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Auntie Pearl

Dear Auntie Pearl,

I went to the march in Washington and had
just a fabulous time! All those hundreds of
thousands of lesbians and gay men taking
over the city! Now, I‘m back in Vermont and
everything is such a letdown. I’m a nurse,
and everyone at work keeps talking about
their husbands, their children, and their boy-
friends. And I’m dying to tell them about rid-
ing with the Dykes On Bikes contingent to
the White house and chanting for Hillary to
come on out! And to tell them about the great
t-shirt that one guy was wearing that said
“That’s Mister Faggot to you!”. But I can’t
because I might lose my job.

During the late shift, when no one’s looking,
I have this irrational urge to break all the
plastic frames holding their hetero-
compulsive snapshots, and to rip those pho-
tos into a million little pieces. How can I con-
trol myself? How do I make the transition
back to real life?

You have wisdom. Help me!

Maladjueted in Vermont

Dear Vermont,

Who is maladjusted here? Certainly not
you. Certainly not the other million souls
similarly considering photocide these
past weeks.

My dear, you are in culture shock. While
you were at the march, you felt safe to simply
be yourself. No word editing. No hesitant
touching. No ignorant slurs in need of your re-
buff. You (dare we say?) RELAXED.

Now you’re back at work, where every-
one but you has the above privileges. Be-
cause you’re so relaxed and open, you’re
unable to ignore a fact you used to take in
stride: there are rights you don’t have
which others take for granted.

Now is the time to turn to:

Your Auntie Pearl’s Decompression
Guide To Re-Entry

1. You are in a powerful moment of in-
sight and clarity. Be proud of it.

2. Tap into your anger. Take political ac-
tion. Organize. Give time/money. Do
creative work.

3. Talk to friends. You’re not alone. They
need you as much as you need them. V

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