Well, as someone who was pushed out of a wonderful NJ town through gentrification (a gorgeous old Victorian town that had turned the old hotels into section 8s), I’m a little bitter. We were pioneers, bringing back our home, fighting off criminals and drug addicts and then the NYTimes noticed us and NYers invaded. (Even though we were NYers.) My taxes doubled, my condo’s maintenance skyrocketed, and we suddenly were running out of money to live. So it’s a two-edge sword.
Today, that little town is run by gay men and lesbians who fight with everyone - their neighbors, the local government and anyone who doesn’t believe that the gay flag needs to fly on the beach.
Sad.
Some of the most savage invective I have ever heard was, equally, between gay men and lesbians. Man they can get nasty with one another.