I Love You, Jimmie Smith
My very best friend in the world was Jimmie Smith. We all knew he was gay. Even though we were close, we never discussed it and he did date girls. We didn’t talk about things back then. Gay was still shoved back in the closet and teachers were still able to hit you and humiliate you if they desired. It was kind of every man for himself in a way. At least that’s the way I remember it. […]