GAPING OTHER CULTURES

When in Rome

The bizarre way my friend earned the nickname Rome

Image author (3rd from right blacked out on his feet)

I grew up with a group of 10 close friends who all lived in the same neighborhood. As we were growing up, someone made the observation that statistically one of us had to be gay.

Twenty-one came and went with none of us coming out of the closet. It was around the time…