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5. I remember a

Reply to QueerDuck (Original post)

Thu Apr 2, 2026, 08:25 PM

Thursday

young gay man who was a supplier to the business I worked for collapsing in tears. I hugged him while he cried "I can't do it anymore, I have been to 83 funerals this month." San Francisco was draped in funeral black...

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The singers in white represent the remaining living members of the original chorus... [View all] QueerDuck Thursday OP

Powerful image. It really brings the loss home. brer cat Thursday #1

The image really struck me too. liberalla Thursday #8

I didn't lose a lot of friends, but I did lose important people in my life. marble falls Thursday #2

I lost count and stopped going to funerals. QueerDuck Thursday #3

Yes! ZDU Thursday #11

The same. Teacher of the Year Thursday #13

I got numbed to it. My worst times was when it was a topic for jokes on the tube and a sick friend would be in ... marble falls 2 hrs ago #14

Wow BeneteauBum Thursday #4

I remember a homegirl Thursday #5

Reminds me of how smug and self-satisfied Mi'ssippi Republicans were at the tragedy back then peppertree Thursday #6

Lest we forget. This is heartbreaking. Easterncedar Thursday #7

That image is such an accurate, haunting display. Buddyzbuddy Thursday #9

I'm lucky ZDU Thursday #10

... orangecrush Thursday #12