Silverstein On Fire Island

August, 1965

Silverstein on Fire Island"But when you went to Spain, you tried bullfighting. ... When you went to Switzerland, you tried mountain climbing. ... When you went to...""Fifty years ago it was something special to be a homosexual: people were prejudiced against us...we were persecuted...we were social outcasts...we couldn't find work! Now we're everywhere: in positions of importance in Hollywood...of prominence in New York theater...of prestige on the national literary scene. Homosex...