Letter to Eddie ¬ 07-APR-83

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My sweet Eddie

Forgive me for skipping the niceties but I need to get to the point at once: There is absolutely nothing wrong with you!

I'm definitely not an expert, but I don't see why, if some men can be attracted to women and others to men, one couldn't be to both? I mean, love is love, right? I'm not even that surprised. Of course someone with a heart as big as yours would have room for both!

I can ask my roommate Ted if you want. He's gay (it's the reason he's been allowed in an apartment full of girls) maybe he's seen this before?

Just don't think too much about it, okay? And try to look for relationships outside of bars and parties maybe? I can understand having drunken one night stands is fun – actually no, I can't, but so many people do this, there must be a reason. Although I think 16 is a bit young for that kind of 'fun'.

Besides, I don't think this is how you build up romantic feelings. You deserve more than that. You deserve to find whoever will care for you and make you happy. And please stop calling yourself a freak, because that's a million years from what you are! You're a passionate, authentic and caring boy. Any girl would be lucky to have you. Or any boy for that matter.

Please write back soon to let me know how you're feeling. And be careful while you ... experiment. There's this disease that's spreading among the gay community and I don't want you to get it. So please, please, please, wear protection.

Take care,

Lots of love,

Hel

PS: Wrap your arms around yourself, squeeze hard and imagine it's me hugging you tight.

I love you, little brother (I don't care if you've outgrown me by now) 

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