They could care less that I was gay. I always had everything they needed to make life easier... like it was back at home, with our real moms. "Taylor, do you have any laundry detergent?" The guys who lived downstairs asked on a routine basis.
This short story is part of a collection I wrote following my diagnosis of Schizophrenia and the loss of my lover, Shawn, from AIDS. The book is called "Backslidden". I hope you enjoy it.