Even as a child, I could see the intimacy imparted through their gazes.
Leaning against the rainbow-flag spiked fence that looked out onto Montrose Boulevard, they were holding hands and looking at each other, smiling. Scanning the scene, my eyes fell on two women at the edge of the patio. This location also provides free rapid HIV tests for the community.
Proceeds from the Out Of The Closet Thrift Store located at 1435 Westheimer Road benefit the AIDS Healthcare Foundation. This gay-friendly brunch, we would come to learn, was a weekly event. Most of the tables inside were empty, but out on the patio I could see a small crowd of people, mostly men, sipping sunrise-colored drinks and nodding to the beat. As we opened the door, bass-heavy electronic music vibrated the quiet Sunday air. The air pulsed as we approached the Berry Hills.
