lavatory signs

[Wilson Gray]

Ving is gay?! Who knew?

On Jan 28, 2005, at 6:12 PM, paulzjoh wrote:

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> Subject:      Re: lavatory signs
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> In the mid 50s at Jimmy's:  "Irving DePriest is a homosexual"  Which,
> when everyone was being called a fag or queer, I thought was high
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> for both the U of C's erudition and the inherent politeness of
> scholars.
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> In '57 saw the same graffito in a men's room  in Los Angeles
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