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Discusses the social divide between gay men of different generations. Tendency of high school or college peers to be confused about their sexual interest; Older men's introduction of their juniors to the argot and history of a society previously hidden from them; Decline of intergenerational bonding from the 1970s to the 1990s.

Discusses the investigation and repression of gay men at the University of Florida in Gainesville during 1958 and 1959. Johns Committee's exploration of rumors about gay and lesbian high school teachers in central Florida; Ways in which the scope of the committee's work belied its alleged purpose of dealing with illegal activities on campus or in nearby public utilities.