I'm on the hunt, I'm after you...

Today was Career Day, or Bring Your Kid To Work, or some such thing. A co-worker of mine, we'll call her J, brought a kid in with her. Not her own kid, as she doesn't have any. But a lady who she goes to church with, he washer kid. Their church is one of those far right, evangelical, fire and brimstone, pound the pulpit, PTL Club kinda things. Real Holy Rollers, they think Herry Falwell and Pat Robertson are too liberal, you know the type.

Anyway, the kids' name was Hunter, and he seemed like a nice enough kid. J couldn't have him in her office all day, so she gave him to me, and I gave him a tour of the place, and showed him around and how things work and that kinda stuff. And seemed interested for the most part, and asked pertinent questions, and everything was pretty cool.

But the boy's got a tough row to hoe. He'll be 14 later this year, and while it's a little early to be conclusive about such things at 13, I am postive the boy's queerer than drag night at the Blue Oyster. He just SCREAMS fag. he damn near overloaded my gaydar.

As I said he's 13. he's about 5'10 and very lean. Bearing all that in mind, these were my clues:

1) first thing I noticed was his hair (always the first thing I notice on guys). It was a little long, had bangs that nearly touched his glasses and a little long in back. Was kinda all over the place, like he had just woke up and it was like that...but upon further inspection, you could see that it was the type of thing were he spent HOURS making it look that messy. One can picture him in front a mirror, moving this lock and that lock until it's just right!

2) the second thing I noticed was that he was wearing cologne, perhaps a bit too much of it. And it took a few moments before i identified it: Carbon, an aroma I've gotten the smell of recently (thanks Freddie). It just seemed out of place for a 13 year old to be strutting around in that scent.

3) His shoes were, well I don't know WHAT they're called but they look a bit like bowling shoes, although more cool. And they're just a bit too stylish and gay for a typical 13 year old to be wearing by accident.

4) his clothes consisted of jean, a blue and white checked shirt (impeccably neat, clean and ironed) and a blue short, light jacket. It had "Hollister" on it, and was just a bit too spiffy. And I caught a glimpse of his belt buckle once. It was a D and G interlaced: Dolce & Gabino (or however you spell it). Who but a fag-in-training would wear that at 13?

5) He had a VERY weak handshake, almost that of a lady. And when we walked around, he carried his notebook in his hand with his arm held up, almost stereotypically limp wristed.

6) His voice was rather high and feminine. Now, I know he's only 13, so puberty might not have reached his voice yet, but I'm not basing this assumption on his voice alone.

7) When he grows up, he wants to be an actor. he LOVES acting. And is in the drama club at school. He said he hopes this year they put on a musical, cause he LOVES musicals!

Taking all these in total, oh it couldn't have been anymore obvious if he were wearing an ACTUP tee shirt, with pink jeans, a rainbow necklace, and singing a Cher tune while holding hands with Elton John!! i obviously don't care if the kid is gay, in fact I'd like if he were...we'll be needing more cute faces in 5 years to be the gay rookies and all. I just feel sorry for him, because being gay and coming from the background he does is not going to be an easy combination. I mean, he mentioned he has family in California, in Los Angeles, which would be cool since he wants to be an actor...BUT, they dont' talk to those relatives, since they've "left the church" and no long live a righteous lifestyle...whatever the hell THAT means.

poor Hunter....I wish him luck though...

POLT = listening to "Black Black Heart" by David Usher

Love is never a sin, only the lack of it. - Mistress MacGregor, Rob Roy