Years ago my sister gave me the Gay Blade (one of the anti gay booklets) years ago. I read it IN the Christian bookstores she presented it to me in, looked at her, and loudly told her that if she ever gave me anthing as hateful and vile again, I would "put my hand down her throat and pull it out her ass with my other hand" and walked out of the store and mall.
It was a while before I spoke to her again, and over the years she has completely done a 360 with her feelings, and accepts and loves me and my partner.
But when I think of that day....it still hurts.
It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story...
AGATHA CHRISTIE, Life magazine, May 14, 1956