DANCE MUSIC PLAYS
MAN: He's amazing.
MAN 2: Unbelievable.
When did he move to town? Couple of weeks ago.
Think his name's Brandon.
I hear he's got the most beautiful cock.
I rolled over and you weren't there. What are you doing?
Sitting here. Thinking.
Why don't you come back to bed?
I can't sleep.
Ben... I keep wondering.
Where he is? And hoping that he's alright.
Yeah, me too.
I keep searching for something - something that...
..we could have said, we SHOULD have said,
that would've changed his mind.
And have you found it?
What we should have said?
That's because there isn't anything.
He was determined to leave so he left.
There wasn't anything we could've done to have stopped him.
Why are you beating yourself up over it?
Because he was my blood.
You still have a healthy baby daughter, Michael.
She'll be loved, sent to a good school,
raised in a world where she'll have every chance, every opportunity.
Not like Hunter, who had nothing.
Less than nothing.
I wanted to give him all those things he never had.
So did I. But I failed.
You didn't fail. Yes, I did.
I did fail.
We gave him a home,
everything we could've ourselves, to make him a part of our family.
Then why isn't he still here?
OPERATIC ARIA PLAYS
(Pants and groans)
Ahh! Ahhh!
(Both pant and laugh)
EMMETT: So, did you fuck him over?
TED: Did I ever!
Fucked him over the couch, over the kitchen counter,
over the coffee table...
Who do you think you are, Theodore? Me?
Yeah, I have to admit, I was pretty impressive.
But after you ploughed him so deep you could plant corn,
that's when you really gave it to him, right?
Right?
Teddy?
Not yet. What do you mean, 'not yet'?
Well, why rush it?
It's all so...delicious.
Have you forgotten what that person did to you?
How he humiliated you?
Aunt Pity Fuck?
Thanks for the memories.
That's why I'm waiting for exactly the right moment
when the revelation of who I am will have maximum impact.
Might I interject a word or two?
They say revenge is a dish best served cold,
but in this particular instance, it's a dish best served hot
and hard
and as many times as possible.
And you've served it almost as many times as McDonald's!
Remember your plan, your strategy.
I say screw your courage to the sticking place.
Better yet, just screw.
(Sighs) I had no idea you were living under such conditions.
What conditions? It's a perfectly decent apartment.
'Perfectly decent' isn't good enough for my daughter.
Well, at the moment, it's all your daughter can afford.
You didn't have to do all this.
Mmm. Nice stuffed chicken breast that you like.
Glace cookies. Oh.
I just don't see why SHE has the house.
It was my decision to leave.
But still, it doesn't seem fair.
At the moment, 'fair' is not a word in my vocabulary.
Darling, I know we've had our differences,
and you've no idea how much it hurt me,
but considering your current situation,
can't we just put all that behind us?
I'd like nothing better.
Good.
Then come live with us.
What?
Your dad and I talked it over
and we think it a splendid idea if you and Gus were to move in.
At least until you get your life back together.
I don't think that's a very good idea, Mom.
But we've plenty of room. And I promise not to get in your way.
It's not just that.
The last thing you need is to have a toddler running around.
I can barely keep up myself.
I would love to get the chance to know him.
So would your father.
As much as I appreciate the offer...
Now, before you say no, just think of all the money you'll save.
But most of all, we'll have a chance to be a family again.
MAN: Hi! Yes!
(Laughs) Yes! Hey!
Tuna melt for Michael, grilled cheese and bacon for Sunshine,
and for the queer guy, a bunless burger.
Just like me. What?
My producer has informed me
that in the future when I am on screen
I have no ass, no dick, no sexuality.
I am, as Brian was so kind to point out,
a ball-less eunuch -
forgive me, that's redundant -
whose whole purpose in life is to entertain the white folks.
In fact, I shouldn't even be called a homosexual.
From now on, you can refer to me as a homo-ineffectual.
Oh, no. Oh, yes!
Apparently, Pittsburgh isn't ready to deal with the fact
that queers aren't only anatomically correct,
but they actually use all their parts.
It's not just Pittsburgh.
(Reads) "Yesterday afternoon, Family America,
"a conservative-based citizens action group,
"announced they'd collected enough signatures
"to have Proposition 14 placed on the ballot
"in the upcoming state-wide election.
"If passed, the controversial measure
"could dissolve a broad range of contracts between same-sex couples."
Those goddamn right-wing fucks!
They're at it again.
It's not enough they can say no to gay marriage.
Now they're gonna go after everything?
Come on, Ma. Don't overreact.
"Opponents say Proposition 14
"is one of the most homophobic pieces of legislation
"in our country's history.
"It would effectively negate powers of attorney,
"wills, leases, child custody arrangements, joint bank accounts,
"and health insurance
"granted by companies that recognise domestic partnerships."
Holy shit! That IS everything.
Did I hear someone say "don't overreact"?
MEL: That's what some other people said once.
Next thing you know they were being shipped off to the camps.
They can't do this, can they?
They already have in Virginia
and a dozen other states are trying to do the same.
But if that happens,
it would destroy everything you and Ben have worked for,
that you've built together.
Tell me about it.
I could lose my health insurance from Ben's job.
They could invalidate our mortgage. We could lose the house.
And what about your plans to adopt Hunter?
You mean if he ever comes back.
Sorry.
It's not just Ben and me. It's everyone.
It's Mel and Linz and the kids, Eli and Monty, maybe even you.
Me?
Well, if you and Brian were to ever...
We won't.
Well, you never know.
Could mellow.
He's not a hardy burgundy, Michael. He's not going to mellow.
Whatever that proposition would take away
is something he would never give me in the first place.
You're not actually considering going to live with them?
It seems like a perfectly viable option.
Yeah, so's jumping off a roof.
Alright. Enough. They're still my family.
Yeah, family that never accepted you or me or our children.
A family that basically disowned you, wouldn't speak to you,
wanted nothing to do with you,
and now suddenly they show up out of the blue to rescue you.
I smell goyim.
It is possible for people to change.
People, yes. Your parents, no.
She said she wants to get to know her grandson, to make amends.
Uh-huh.
And getting rid of the apartment
will take the pressure off me and us financially.
Yeah, but is it worth the price?
If they're willing to admit they were wrong,
change their minds, learn from their mistakes,
then I owe it to them to at least consider their offer.
(Sighs heavily)
THEME FROM 'SUPERMAN' PLAYS
Congratulations, stud. That's your third time tonight.
And who's keeping score?
I am.
Look at him - so smug, so self-satisfied.
Now is the perfect time to send him off
with his not-unattractive tail between his legs.
What the fuck for?
You've got the sonofabitch where you want him - with his ass in the air.
And it's not a bad one, I might add.
Don't listen to him. Tell.
What the hell does he know? Fuck!
Would you get off my back? Huh?
Oh, nothing. You're just, er, getting a little heavy, that's all.
Oh. Just thought there was something you wanted to tell me.
Yeah, actually, er...there is.
Go for it, Teddy. Come on. This is your chance.
You, er...
You wanna go to Babylon tomorrow night?
(Laughs) (Chuckles)
Where's your backbone? Your fortitude?
Where's the lube?
DOOR OPENS
Club was packed tonight. Hmm, that's nice.
A line all the way around the block.
Great. Barely any room on the dance floor.
Whatever else happens, by all means, keep on dancing.
What about you, dear? How was your evening?
Not nearly as exciting as yours.
I spent it here.
Alone.
Thinking.
And don't say "Always a dangerous sign."
I made some decisions.
About what? My life.
Ah.
What I want.
I thought you'd already worked that out.
You were gonna live off your considerable Hollywood wealth
and try your hand at being an artist.
Why are you making fun of me?
I'm not making fun.
You're making me fucking nervous as hell.
Just tell me what you want.
What you've decided.
And we can go to bed and fuck.
(Laughs)
You already know what I want.
I've already told you.
That's right. You have.
A husband, a family, a home,
all the things that make life worth living.
Would you fucking cut it out?
Just stop it. (Bangs table)
(Sighs)
And I know you can't give me those things.
Not 'can't'. Can't implies that I'm incapable. It's that I won't.
I accept that.
I suppose it's why I've always loved you.
Oh! Oh, the untameable beast.
But to be a couple, both people have to want the same things.
To move in the same direction.
If they can't or...or won't...
..they really have nowhere to go.
Probably not.
Then why are we still doing this if we both know it's never gonna work?
Damned if I know.
Where are you going?
Mmm...
I'll figure it out.
DOOR OPENS
Let me know.
Oh, my goodness! You turned into a monster.
Careful, Ron. Your back.
(Laughs) Hey, partner. You wanna go see your room?
Would you ladies excuse us gents?
Didn't I tell you he'd be thrilled?
Mom! What?
You have my prom picture out.
I've always loved that picture. (Sighs)
Look at that hair. That gown.
It's embarrassing.
Not to me.
You know, sometimes I come in here and I just sit.
You do?
Sometimes I feel it's all I have left of you.
Thanks, Mom, for being so generous.
It's our pleasure, darling.
By the way, we have some people coming for dinner tonight.
I mean, nothing formal, just Al and Lois Seggerman
and someone from Dad's office.
Don't worry. I won't be in the way.
I'll stay up here, take a bath, read.
I was hoping you'd join us. (Sighs) It's been a long day and...
I understand. Whatever you like.
But if you change your mind, Elvira's making your favourite -
salmon and dill sauce.
I told her it was your welcome home dinner!
Oh, then I suppose I have no choice. (Laughs)
It's so good to have you back.
Reading the DVD titles?
I do that sometimes to make sure I don't need glasses.
'Singin' in the Rain',
'Some Like it Hot',
'Dirty Harry'.
How'd that get there?
Oh, yeah, I remember. I thought it was a porn film.
Hey, joking.
OK, it wasn't very funny.
How about you come with me to Bed, Bath and Beyond?
I'm buying throw pillows for the bed.
'Queer Guy' says it's a stylish and inexpensive way
to accentuate the colour scheme and enliven a room.
Of course, we don't need pillows to enliven a room, do we?
Ben?
I remember watching those movies with Hunter.
He'd never even heard of 'Singin' in the Rain'.
He loved it. Must've seen it 95 times.
That was even after he wasn't gay.
Please come with me.
Everything in this house reminds me of him everywhere I look.
That's why it might be a good idea to get out for a while.
You know, take your mind off of things.
Listen, there's a meeting at the Gay and Lesbian Centre tomorrow night
about this Proposition 14.
So? So we should go.
They're gonna need volunteers.
Who better than someone as intelligent, well-informed,
authoritative and - not to mention - hot as you?
Last thing I want to think about right now is another gay cause.
It's not just another gay cause.
When we got married, you said this was just the beginning.
Well, now it looks like it's the beginning of the end.
Listen, I'm just as upset about this as you are.
Every time I hear that door open or the phone ring,
I think it's him.
I just thought it would make us both feel better
if we got involved in something.
I don't want to get involved in something, OK?
I don't give a shit about Proposition 14, or 15 or 16.
All I care about is "Where is he?".
Is he alright? Am I ever going to see him again?
So let somebody else sit on that goddamn committee.
I've given enough.
I can't believe he let you walk out and didn't even try to stop you.
I didn't expect him to.
Well, if either of you had ever bothered to read Jackie Collins,
you would know that in the last chapter
the hero finally realises that he has loved the heroine -
in this case the heroine being you -
all along, and begs her to stay.
That's why it's called fiction.
Fight Proposition 14. Thanks.
There's a meeting tomorrow at the centre.
You people need Jesus in your lives.
Yeah, and you need a good blow job.
That is if you can find anyone to give you one. And don't look at me!
DEBBIE: That no-good sonofabitch!
How could he do that to you after all these years?
He didn't do anything.
I wanted one thing and he wanted another
and since neither one of us could give the other what he needed,
we decided it'd be best to move on.
So where are you gonna go?
You could always come back to Debbie's Boarding House.
Share Emmett's room.
Um, perhaps Emmett would like to be consulted on that.
Don't worry. I have it worked out.
I'll stay with Ben and Michael until I get a place of my own.
A place of your own? At your age? Deb, I'm not a kid anymore.
You were never a kid.
I know, but you'll always be a kid to me.
Besides, it's time I made it on my own.
Like Mary!
(Laughs)
And even though I'll miss Brian and I wish we were still together,
this'll be good for me.
Right? Right.
Yeah, damn...damn right.
Vote no on Proposition 14. Yeah, thanks.
No on 14. Meeting at the Centre.
Oh, excuse me, folks. I gotta go pee again.
Damn prostate. Al, please!
Oh, don't be embarrassed, honey.
It's not as if I brought up my haemorrhoids.
(All laugh)
What can I say? Al is Al.
I'm afraid I'm a little young for this crowd.
My prostate's still in working order.
But I'd be glad to show you my tennis elbow, if you like.
(Laughs) That's OK.
So, you work with my dad? Going on five years now.
He's a great guy. (Laughs)
And you - you work at the Sidney Bloom Gallery?
Yes, that's right.
I don't get much time to go to galleries,
but I did manage to catch the Sam Auerbach show.
Did you have anything to do with that?
Actually, I put it together. Really?
You did a great job.
And the mural down at Penn Plaza is...it's a knockout.
But, of course, I'm not an expert.
You don't have to be an expert to know what you like.
I happen to agree with you. It's bold, larger than life.
Completely unpredictable. (Laughs) Much like the man.
And like the man, best appreciated from a safe distance.
The old folks are gonna bore themselves
with pictures from their Alaskan cruise.
Why don't you two make your escape and we'll call you for dessert?
OK. (Laughs)
LOUD DANCE MUSIC
Teddy!
Oh...hi, Em.
Enough with all the greetings and salutations. I want details.
How'd it go when you told him?
Did he die of shame?
Will I be catering the memorial service?
Stop with all the questions.
Oh, my God. What?
It's just what I was afraid of. I can see it in your eyes.
What are you talking about? You've fallen for him, haven't you?
Admit it. It's true. Hey, look, here's Brian.
Brian, buddy, great to see you.
Brian, why are you here?
Why am I here? Hmm.
That's a question that philosophers, scientists and theologians
have been asking themselves for thousands of years.
Best I can come up with is we live in Pittsburgh.
Where the hell else am I gonna go?
I believe Emmett means we didn't expect to see you,
considering you and Justin broke up.
You must be devastated. We're so sorry.
Thanks for the sympathies -
another - and the condolences, but I'm not devastated.
And you're not sorry, so, please, spare me the sentiments
and the sentimentality.
It's a relief to know
you won't be dying of a broken heart anytime soon.
Silly us to even think you had one.
I'm doing just fine.
Yeah, we can see.
And I'm sure Justin is too.
Oh, he's doing better than fine.
He's picked himself up, dusted himself off,
and started all over again.
Glad to hear it.
Be sure and give him my regards the next time you see him.
Tell him yourself next time you're over at Michael and Ben's.
He's moved in with them.
Another.
So I said to him, "Wyatt, we're gonna have to cancel your play date,
"because your friend can't come over today."
And he said - and I swear -
"Daddy, I can play with my other friend."
And I said, "What other friend?"
And that's when he showed me.
(Laughs) No! Oh, yes.
That's what he calls his penis - his 'friend'.
(Laughs) Oh! Couldn't believe it. He's five.
Oh, thank God Gus hasn't discovered his 'friend' yet.
And so when I told my ex, she got all upset about it,
wanted him to go to a shrink.
And because I thought it was funny, she thought I should go to a shrink.
(Laughs)
And then it turned into a competition
about who's a better parent, and now...
I know all about it, believe me.
Would you mind if I stopped by your gallery some afternoon
and took you to lunch?
That would be great. What about Thursday?
Thursday's fine.
Although, just to be fair, I think there's something you should know.
I'm a lesbian.
Oh. If that's a problem...
Er, no, it's... (Laughs) No, it's not a problem.
It's just not exactly what your parents told me
when they invited me for dinner.
What exactly did they tell you?
They said that you'd just broken up...with a man.
LOUD DANCE MUSIC
TROY: Whoo!
Hey, hot guy.
Hey. There you are.
Hmm. I brought some friends.
I want them to meet you.
Well, any friend of yours is a friend of mine.
EMMETT: Aunt Pity Fuck.
Aunt Pity Fuck.
Who's that?
Some FREAK!
Come on. MAN: Troy.
Oh, hey.
Remember me? We hooked up a few months ago.
Sure. Right, right, right.
So, uh...how was I?
Hot.
You said you'd call but I guess you lost my number.
So I'll give it to you again.
Promise not to lose it?
Word of honour.
Fucking losers!
They just don't get it, do they?
These guys, I feel sorry for them.
I can't help it.
It's my nature.
So out of the goodness of my heart, I have sex with them.
Give them something to remember for a rainy day.
But it's never enough.
They're pitiful.
Fucking pitiful.
Yeah. I know what you mean.
I was one of them.
What? But you're hot.
Well, you didn't think so then.
Pride? 2002?
I thought there was something familiar about you.
I was one of your pity fucks.
A fact you made painfully clear.
Well, guess what?
Now you're mine.
And don't look so bewildered.
I sought you out.
I waited for the right moment.
Guess this is it.
You're kidding, right?
Afraid not.
Hey, look at it this way.
You'll always have something to remember ME by.
You're dumping me?
It's a fag-eat-fag world.
Fuck you.
You know...
..I liked you...
..a lot.
I really did.
LOUD DANCE MUSIC
KNOCK AT DOOR
BEN: Jesus Christ. I'm coming!
KNOCK AT DOOR OK.
OK!
KNOCK AT DOOR CONTINUES
(Mutters) Stop already?!
POUNDING AT DOOR
(Sighs) Brian!
Excellent, Professor.
You recognise the subject and can identify him by name.
We've gone to bed. That's right. I forgot.
The Stepford husbands turn in early!
Get in here. You'll wake the whole neighbourhood.
I want to see your wife.
(Closes door) Where is the little woman?
I mean, little husband. If you're referring to Michael...
Who the fuck else would I be referring to?
He's asleep! Rouse him!
Wake him up.
Michael, you get your ass down here! Alright. You better go.
I'm not going anywhere. No. I said you're leaving.
Michael! Get your ass out of my house.
MICHAEL: Ben! It's OK.
FOOTSTEPS
I'll handle it. Just go to bed.
You sure?
Well, Mikey...
..congratulations.
For what?!
You won.
To the spoiler goes the victory.
I don't know what you're talking about.
Of course you don't.
No-one plays dewy-eyed innocent better than you.
Although, at 34,
you're getting a bit long in the tooth for short pants.
Speaking of outgrowing your act...
..nothing's more pathetic - to use one of your favourite words -
than an over-the-hill club boy.
(Laughs)
You infected him...
..with your petty bourgeois,
mediocre, conformist, assimilationist life!
Thanks to you, he's got visions -
babies, weddings, white picket fences dancing in his blond little head.
And you think I put them there?
Before you and your husband tied the noose around your necks,
he was perfectly happy!
And now he's a defector just like the rest of you!
He was never perfectly happy!
Waiting for years for you to say "I love you."
"You're the only one I want."
That's not who I am!
Don't we all know?!
And now he's here in your house...
It's a home.
It's a farce!
It's a freak show!
Call it what you want.
I honestly don't care.
But he didn't leave because I 'infected' him.
He left because of you.
Who wouldn't?!
DOOR SLAMS
KNOCK AT DOOR Knock, knock.
Just wanted to say goodnight.
Did you enjoy dinner?
The salmon was delicious.
Al and Lois couldn't stop raving about how wonderful you look.
That's nice.
And Stephen's quite charming, don't you think?
Yes. Quite.
Goodnight, darling.
Sleep well.
Mum. Hmm?
Why did you invite him here tonight?
He's your father's associate.
We've been meaning to have him over.
And I thought you might like having someone to talk to.
That was very thoughtful.
You seemed to be enjoying yourself.
I liked him very much.
I'm very glad to hear it.
But not in that way.
I'm a lesbian, Mother.
You know that.
I thought that was all over with.
All over with?
Your sister told me you were with a man.
(Mutters) That cunt. Lindsay.
That happened once and it was a mistake.
Why was it a mistake?
Perhaps if you'd given it more time,
you might finally have had a mature relationship.
I've had a mature relationship.
(Sighs) With that person?
Melanie, Mother!
Not "that person".
And, yes, she was my partner for 10 years.
And that's a helluva lot longer than any of those three marriages
my darling sister's had.
We have two children together.
You know, that's not immature.
I can't believe I still have to go through this with you.
I'm sorry, dear.
But it's just not the same.
It isn't.
When I heard about your relations with a man, I was hoping that...
What?
That I'd be the daughter you'd always dreamt of?
Well, I'm not, Mum.
And I never will be.
So if that's why you asked me to come and live here,
then I'm afraid I've disappointed you...
..once again.
LOUD DANCE MUSIC
What's up, Bri?
You see that?
How can I miss it?
Well, are you gonna do anything about it?
The kid's hot. Attracts guys, sells drinks.
Well, fuck the drinks.
If he wants to get his dick sucked, he can take his act to the back room.
I'll tell him.
Wait.
Tell him...
..he's barred from the club.
Permanently.
Oh, come on, Bri. Just do it.
Now!
In a recent Hollywood movie about the Trojan War,
there was a small but very significant alteration
in the legend as recounted by Homer in the 'Iliad'.
Achilles didn't go to war
because the Greeks killed Patroclus, his cousin.
He went to battle because they killed Patroclus, his lover.
FEMALE STUDENT: Excuse me, professor.
But what difference does it make if they change some old legend?
Like, what else is new?
Because that old legend was rewritten to omit a very important truth -
that the homophobia which infects our culture
didn't always exist.
There were once great and powerful cultures
in which the emotional and sexual love between two men was accepted,
even among warriors.
Yeah. Good for them, but what about us?
While we're talking about the Trojan War,
they're trying to take our rights away.
I understand your concern but, right now,
we're here to discuss gay imagery in mythology and history.
If Proposition 14 passes, pretty soon WE'LL be history.
STUDENT: He's right. STUDENT: Yeah.
TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS
TRAIN RATTLES PAST
What a dump.
(Chuckles)
What's so funny?
You do a fabulous Bette Davis.
Or is it Elizabeth Taylor doing a fabulous Bette Davis?
I'm not doing a fabulous anybody.
All I know is this is a disgusting place and you're not living here.
I love it. Are you crazy?
If I am, I have you and Dad to thank.
It's tiny. It smells like something you never want to meet died here.
You have to share a bathroom down the hall with God knows who -
crackheads?
Not to mention you can't go out into the street after dark.
On the other hand, I can afford it,
it's got great light and, best of all, it's my own place.
How did I ever give birth to an artist?
Van Gogh's mother was a washerwoman.
Really?
I made it up.
It's, um...
..quite a comedown from Brian's place.
You weren't so thrilled when I moved in there.
No. I guess not.
I just wish that...
I can't believe I'm actually hearing myself say this.
What?
That you and he could have somehow managed to work things out.
I know.
Me too.
I mean, it's not as if he repeatedly and systematically lied to you
or abused you or betrayed you,
like your father did to me.
No, of course not.
He saved my life, he took care of me, he gave me everything.
It's just we each want different things.
And neither of you is willing to change?
That's not love.
That's sacrifice.
Hmm.
He feel asleep the second his head hit the pillow.
Hmm. He's glad to be back in his own room, in his own bed.
I don't blame him.
I'm trying to catch up on the world.
I feel like I've been living on a totally different planet.
Me too.
If you want to say it, go right ahead.
Those words will never escape my lips.
Why not?
You were right.
It's funny.
No matter what you know up here...
..you hope against hope...
..in here...
..that your parents, at least, will love you unconditionally.
We'll try and do better with our kids.
Where are you going?
To a hotel, I guess.
Thanks for tonight.
Take your coat off.
What?
Take your coat off. You're staying here tonight.
I don't know if that's a good idea.
Neither do I, but you're staying anyway.
You sure?
I'll make us tea and grilled cheese and we'll figure something out, OK?
Another beer.
And another Cosmo and a diet Pepsi.
On me.
Big spender.
What's the occasion?
We're celebrating.
Teddy finally put that prick Troy in his proper place.
Up a tight butthole?
Out on his ass.
He's no longer Aunt Pity Fuck.
Congratulations, Theodore.
It's a rare man who'd rather get even than get laid.
Just out of curiosity, how great was he?
Beyond great.
Amazing.
The best.
You wouldn't happen to still have his phone number?
(Chuckles)
What the fuck is your problem?
Your hand's on my stick.
Why did you bar me from your club?
Because I can.
Getting sucked off on the dance floor is a very serious offence.
Except when it's you.
Membership has its privileges.
I think you threw me out
because you're afraid I'll get the hottest guys.
I am the hottest guy. You mean were.
Since when? Since me.
Even the mightiest one day must fall.
The king is assassinated, the lion is torn to shreds.
Oh, Lord, please.
Spare us from wearisome cliches.
Listen...twerp.
You think you get to be the best by just showing up
and announcing that you are?
You have to prove it first.
I thought I already had.
By picking off a couple of twinks before I got to them?
You're gonna have to do better than that.
Then how about we pick?
Say, the 10 hottest guys we can find.
And the one who fucks them all first wins.
You know the game. I also know the outcome.
I admire your confidence.
But they say every star burns its brightest just before it burns out.
Ooh.
Say you win.
I get into Babylon.
And if you win?
I get into you.
DEBBIE: Michael!
We've saved seats.
Hey, honey. Where's Ben?
Um, he had other things to do.
What other things are more important than this?
WOMAN: Good evening, everyone. Thank you for coming.
I guess we all know why we're here -
to join in the statewide effort to defeat Proposition 14.
MAN: Yeah. DEBBIE: Whoo!
That's the spirit we're gonna need in order to win.
Here to help us is one of the organisers of Stop Prop 14,
Congresswoman Beth Edelstein.
BETH: Thank you.
Thanks, Tannis, Philip.
And thank all of you for coming tonight.
As you know,
our rights as full and equal citizens of the United States
are being threatened.
Not by outside forces or terrorists
but by our own government,
by religious leaders who in their effort to strip us of our humanity,
claim that God is on their side,
and by other Americans acting out of hate and ignorance.
We have got to stop them.
But it's not going to be easy.
"Vote to save America" -
can you believe that's what they're calling themselves? -
has many supporters and is well-funded.
Mind if I sign up?
That's why we're going to need the help of everyone in this room
as well as your families and your friends
to donate as much time and money as you can.
Volunteer to serve on various committees,
make calls, canvass neighbourhoods.
Sign up and fight as if your future depends on it.
Because it does.
DEBBIE: Whoever thought it'd come to this, huh?
Fighting for, like what she says, for our lives.
It's what we've always had to do.
Next time we just have to do it harder.
I'm up for it. Me too, Sunshine.
'Bye. 'Bye.
'Bye, Ted.
I'm glad you changed your mind.
How come?
(Sighs)
"With his eyes fixed firmly in the past, he failed to see the future.
"So by the present, he was destroyed."
I guess you're trying to tell me that if you didn't do anything,
and we lost, you'd never forgive yourself.
You got it.
Hey. Hey.
How was the meeting? You should have been there.
(Chuckles)
I'm not Rage. Saving Gayopolis isn't my thing.
You doing OK?
Yeah, I'm fine.
And you?
Likewise. Thanks for asking.
Well, I guess I better get going.
Me too.
Take care of yourself.
You too. OK.
See ya. See ya.
GRUNGY GUITAR MUSIC
(Woman sings) # The other night, dear
# As I lay sleepin'
# I dreamed I held you
# In my arms
# When I awoke, dear
# I was mistaken
# And I hung my head and cried
# You are my sunshine
# My only sunshine
# You make me happy
# When skies are grey
# You'll never know, dear
# How much I love you
# Please don't take my sunshine away
# You told me once, dear
# How you really love me
# And that no-one else would come between
# But now you've left me
# You love another
# You have shattered
# All my dreams
# But you are my sunshine
# My only sunshine
# You make me happy
# When skies are grey
# You'll never know, dear
# How much I love you... #