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A openly gay man in Kansas in the 50s


Somehow Capote avoided the lynching rope.

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Probably helped that hes part if the untouchable caste called journalists.

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He was a celebrity. They watch network Tv in Kan I'm sure.

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Even back then being gay wasn't an instant death sentence if you lived in those rural areas. Not that it wasn't bad. I think being a celebrity helped.

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