Gaytopia
Fed up with the horrific discrimination and violence against his community, Don Jackson had a plan: turn a remote spot in Northern California into the world’s first gay-majority county. Their ultimate obstacle would come from the least expected enemy.
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23 min readJan 27, 2021
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One night Don Jackson, 38, had a dream that changed everything.
In the dream he was approached by a man he recognized, a doctor who had killed himself after losing his medical license for coming out as gay. The doctor held out his hand, and Jackson took it.
“Come, I will show you a place,” the doctor said.
A place. So simple, but it sounded majestic and urgent.