![]() You could walk down the street holding hands without fear of being bashed. I sold my flat and went to San Francisco in 1979 to take part in this incredible experiment of community. I’d heard that queer men from all over the world were going to the Castro in San Francisco to take it over. “Queer” to me is someone who’s their true self. It was like you were gay in the club, then you came out of it and put your coat back on and you went into denial about it. You can’t feel a person’s spirit on this, whatsit, Grindr stuff. ![]() I’m very empathic, so I would read the person. ![]() Does he want me? Do I want him? Then meeting eye to eye and talking, maybe going off and having quick, good sex. I liked to troll, walk down the street and catch someone’s eye. I spent the mid-70s chasing men, being chased. I moved into another phase of my sexual journey. Then he discovered women and went his way. It was something very special for me – at 16, you’re learning how to love. I’d been sent to an all-boys boarding school. I was 18, so it was still illegal for me, but I never thought much about the legality. It was no longer illegal to have gay sex in England and Wales if you were over 21, but it was still frowned upon. George Hodson, 73 I went to university in London in 1967, the year the decriminalisation bill went through. View image in fullscreen George Hodson: ‘I spent the mid-70s chasing men, being chased’
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