At home, Mr. Truttle warned them, “Well, I guess it went okay. I suggest that you be yourselves and neither flaunt it nor hide it. There are a lot of queer and half-queer folks out there. They’re in the military, well-hidden, but they’re out there.”
Brian said, “I wonder how many others are out there like us.”
“A lot, according to Alfred Kinsey,” Mr. Truttle said. “But you need to control yourselves. Kicking that kid in the ass and kissing him crossed the line. Do you see why, or do I need to explain it?”
Brian sighed. “No, we get it. I got upset.”
“And people need to control themselves, despite their emotions. You’re young and things like this help us grow. We live, we learn.”
“Who’s Alfred Kinsey?” Brian asked.
“A professor and researcher. He was bisexual and wrote books on human s
