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them in the sack what kind of appearance he’s going
to make in the nude. Nine times out of ten they’re
disappointed. Five times out of ten with a Negro
they get exactly what they want.

“I've seen Southern boys drool over me because
I've got what they want. They wouldn’t dare be seen
with a Negro down South but here they can get
get away with it. Nobody gives a damn.

“Maybe to make friends with people he wants to
meet a Negro has to do more than the average
sleeping around. What’s wrong with that? I know
plenty of white boys who’d blacken up if they could

get their hands on some of the tricks I’ve turned.
~ “Soit’s a give and take world. I've given them the
kind of kicks they wanted in bed. In return, I've
been paid twice over.’

I asked Franklyn if he thought white homosexuals
and Negroes could live together.

The question stumped him for a moment. “First
off, you have to figure how many homosexuals of
the same race stay together for any length of time. I
know that today a couple like George and me would
be able to make it for the standard length of time—
18 months, two years, maybe. That’s today. It
would never have worked out when we were going
together.