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I think white gay people feel cheated because they were born, in principle, in a society in which they were supposed to be safe. The anomaly of their sexuality puts them in danger, unexpectedly.

James A. Baldwin
Gay, Thinking, White
"Black Manhood in James Baldwin, Ernest J. Gaines, and August Wilson". Book by Keith Clark, www.huffingtonpost.com. 2002.
I think white gay people feel cheated because they were born, in principle, in a society in which they were supposed to be safe. The anomaly of their sexuality puts them in danger, unexpectedly.