Groomed To Be Gay
Never in my wildest dreams did I ever expect Bill Withers to ask me what he asked me that Tuesday morning. We had worked in the same stockbroker’s office for a couple of years and we were sort of friends. Often we’d have lunch together, and his girlfriend Debbie and my wife Linda went out shopping together sometimes. But that morning he had a concerned look on his face when he came to my office.
“Mike, you’ve heard about my troubles?” he asked rhetorically, for it would be hard to find anyone in the firm who didn’t know he was being indicted for manipulating share prices. When I nodded, he sighed and continued: “My lawyer says it’s almost certain I’ll get sent to prison if I’m convicted. The courts are cracking down on white-collar crime these days. And you know what happens to good-looking guys in jail.” (more…)
