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  • Old queens gang

    • Located in a Southern, mid-sized city is a gay bar, aptly named Bottoms Up. Unlike the other gay bars in the area, which are close to the downtown area, Bottoms Up is conveniently located in a quiet neighborhood, surrounded by homes and small businesses. Men of all ages, ethnicities, and socio-economic backgrounds frequent the bar.

    Six of the regulars are older, retired men, affectionately called the "Old Queens Gang". (A couple of years ago, one of the young, cute bartenders had jokingly nicknamed the six older men, and the handle stuck.) All six are single, most having had long-time partners, who are now deceased. Most are affluent, although wealth (or lack of it) never influences their choice of friends. They are just lonely people, who are good friends. Almost daily, several of them get together for lunch or dinner, movies, concerts, shopping, or just to enjoy morning coffee. And, of course, they meet at Bottoms Up three or four times a week.

    At first the men resented the nickname. Chronologically, they are old, but none of them feel old, and do not think they act old. None of the men had ever been called a "queen" before in their life, and believe that they never present the characteristics of gay men they know or observe that are called "queens". Furthermore, the term gang is, to them, a derogatory word connoting violence, illegal activities, rashness of youth, and cliquishness. The group, therefore, initially balked at the moniker, the "Old Queens Gang", and decided that they were going to make an all out effort to prove to their fellow patrons, that they were not old, not queens, nor were they a gang, and were not excluding any one in the bar that wanted to be friendly to them!

    So, they set a plan into action. After arriving at the bar they would gather around a table with their drinks and exchange greetings and brief conversation. Then they would break up and make a point to visit with all the other regulars, and introduce themselves to any newcomers. Oftentimes after they had met someone for the first time, they would introduce them to their friends. It was not long before everyone who frequented the bar became well acquainted with these men, and found them to be friendly, interesting, fun guys, and a pleasure to be around. Once accepted by others, they came to accept and even become proud of the nickname "Old Queens Gang".

    Several times during the year, the gang would decide to have a party. They would take turns in hosting the parties at their homes. As a group they would plan and make all the preparations for the parties. Each of them would contribute money covering the expenses of the parties. The gang always retained Bottoms Up to provide bartenders and the liquor, beer and soft drinks. When they had a party, there would be very few customers at Bottoms Up since most of their customers were guests at the party. There were a number of the quests at their parties, who were friends, from through out the city who had never been in the Bottoms Up bar. There were a few gay women and a number of straight (gay-friendly) guests. Several of their guests were very influential people.

    One early evening, the gang was at the bar and Jason, one of the members, met a young man named Chris. Chris was an eighteen-year-old brunette, with a short, slim build, and a boyish face. Obviously he was too young to be legally served alcohol, but had apparently arrived at the bar having already had a good bit to drink. The bartender had refused to serve any alcoholic drinks to Chris, so Chris was nursing a cup of coffee instead. Jason noticed Chris because he was sitting alone, rather slumped over his coffee mug, and it was apparent that he was depressed.

    Jason approached Chris with concern, because Chris looked like a young man in trouble. Initially, Chris was rather shy and unresponsive, but Jason was friendly and non-threatening, but persistent in trying to pull Chris out of his shell, and find out if there was a way that he could help.

    Jason noticed that Chris had a number of bruises on his face, neck, and arms. After some time talking, Jason asked about the bruises. Tears came into Chriss eyes and, after a moment of silence, he told Jason that his lover had beat him up the night before. Jason asked him if he and his lover lived together and if he was going back home to his lover who beat him up. Chris lowered his head and said yes, and explained that he still loved Hank, and wasnt ready to leave him. Jason sympathetically listened.

    When the conversation ebbed, Jason asked Chris to meet his friends. Jason introduced Chris to everyone and then briefly told the gang about Chriss problem.

    Everyone in the gang began to try to convince Chris that he should not go back to the apartment or to his lover, but Chris was determined to go back home. Suddenly, Chris looked down at his watch and frantically announced that he had to get back home. He was late and had to cook supper before Hank got home from work or Hank would get mad and beat him again. They decided as a group to accompany Chris home.

    Upon reaching Chriss apartment, John and Buster began cooking dinner for Hank and Chris, Bryan and Joe set the table and picked up some things lying around the apartment, and Jason and Tom sat on the sofa with Chris and tried to warn him once again of the potential danger in his situation, but Chris was still adamant that he was staying. Before the group left, Jason told Chris to call him the next morning. Jason asked Chris for his billfold, and put his card with a message for him to call along with a hundred dollar bill in it, just in case he needed money. The gang hugged Chris and said their goodbyes and left before Hank arrived home from work.

    The next morning, having not received a call from Chris, Jason called Tom, and they went to Chriss apartment. Chris came to the door wearing only his jockey shorts. Jason and Tom took notice of day-old bruises all over his chest and stomach. He was so thin that he appeared undernourished. His eyes were red and he had obviously been crying. They also noticed that he had not yet completely physically matured, still Chris had the potential of growing into be a very nice looking young man.

    Jason and Tom told Chris to go get dressed, and that they were going to take him to a restaurant to have breakfast. During breakfast, Jason and Tom carried on a conversation with Chris, but never mentioned Chriss problem with Hank. After they finished eating, they began to question Chris about the incident and his relationship with Hank. Chris explained that he met Hank shortly after the death of his father. His mother had died several years before the death of his father. He dropped out of high school after his father died, and worked as a cashier in a convenience store to support himself up until a couple of months ago, when he was laid off when the store declared bankruptcy. Chris told them that Hank and he had been together for over a year. He said that he loved Hank very much and felt like he could not live with out him, but did not think that Hank loved him at all.

    Chris described Hank as about six foot tall, thin, thirty-five years old, uneducated, unshaven, and had the appearance of always being dirty and in need of a bath. After a few months into their relationship, Hank had begun continuously verbally abusing him, and recently started to beat him. The verbal abuse was always very degrading, using foul language. In most cases the abuse took place when Hank had been drinking and/or was high on drugs, which was occurring more frequently. That morning, before Hank left for work, Hank told Chris that he was a no good faggot, he was lousy at sex, he was the ugliest person he ever had met, and that he was not good enough to deserve him.

    Tom explained to Chris that he needed to get out of this relationship immediately before the beatings became more severe or Hank killed him. Jason told Chris that he should file charges with the police for both verbal and physical abuse, and he should get a restraining order. Both Jason and Tom offered Chris the opportunity to come live with either of them until he could get on his feet again. Chris refused to take any of Jason and Toms suggestions, warnings, or offers of assistance, and asked to be taken back home.

    The waiter brought the bill for the breakfast. Jason and Tom had a suspicion that because of the state that Chris was in the night before, that he did not remember some of their conversation with him. Jason slid the breakfast bill towards Chris and told him to pay for breakfast. Chris said he did not have any money. Jason told him that he thought he did have the money and for him to look in his billfold. Chris pulled out his billfold to prove that he did not have any money and was surprised to find the hundred-dollar bill and asked, "Where did that come from?" Jason retrieved the ticket and told him that he was only kidding, but that also in his billfold was his card with his name, phone number and address. Jason instructed Chris that when it got back to his apartment that he should put his card and money someplace that Hank would not find it. Jason told Chris that if he ever was in trouble or just needed to talk, he could call or come to his house day or night.

    Later in the afternoon, the Old Queens Gang met at Bottoms Up and discussed Chris and his problems. After a lengthy conversation, all of the gang was extremely concerned about the danger that Chris was in. Buster excused himself and went to the phone and called the Chief of Police, who was also a friend. He explained the situation to the chief, but did not reveal names or any personal information about the two involved. The chief told Buster that there was nothing that he could do until the boy decided to press charges or to break from the relationship, but suggested that the young man contact a minister at one of the churches, and perhaps the church could help. At the present time, he did not know of any other facility or help available for the abused or the homeless in the city, since the abuse and homeless shelter was temporarily closed.

    Buster reported back to the group about his conversation with the Chief of Police. The group then decided to go to Chriss apartment and once again try to talk him into filing charges, or at least leave the apartment. Chris listened to their pleas but refused to file charges or leave. He said that Hank was all he had. Both his parents were dead, and he had no other friends. The gang told Chris that they were his friends and that they would help him do anything he wanted to do. Chris still refused to budge.

    The next morning Bryan called a psychiatrist that he had known for a long time for advice. After giving the psychiatrist the details, the psychiatrist indicated that it was apparent that Chris had some serious emotional and mental problems that needed to be addressed, but unless Chris agreed to talk to him, that he could not be of any help.

    During the morning John also made a telephone call to his minister seeking his advice. After John related some of the details of Chriss problem, his minister said that he was willing to help in any way possible and asked John to keep in contact with him. He told John that he met regularly with several other ministers from other churches, and he knew that between them, if needed, that they could be of help to Chris.

    Several days slipped by and each of those days the gang tried to think of some way to help. Then Jason, Joe and John decided that they would go see Chris again, and try to talk him into leaving. When they got to the apartment, no one answered the door. One of Chriss neighbors was out in the hall and John asked him if he had seen Chris. The neighbor informed him that an ambulance picked Chris up that morning. He did not know what had happened, but Chris was in bad shape, and the medics spent a long time with him before taking him to the hospital. John then asked the neighbor if he knew where Hank was. The neighbor expressed his dislike for Hank in so many curse words and said he did not know where he was. He said that Chris was a real nice kid and everyone in the apartment complex really liked him, but did not care for Hank.

    ***

    Jason, Joe and John called the other members of the gang and they all met at the hospital.

    They learned that the doctor who was taking care of Chris was a person that several of the group knew. The doctor came out into the waiting room where the group were and told them that Chris was in bad shape but would eventually make a full recovery. He had several broken ribs, a mild concussion, a broken arm, several broken fingers, severe bruising, and internal bleeding that would require surgery. Chris had told the doctor that he had fallen down the stairs, but the doctor did not believe his story. The doctor told them that Chris had large bleeding whelps on his back, buttocks, and back of his legs and they could in no way be caused from a fall down stairs.

    Chris was in the hospital for eight days. Each day each member of the group took turns during the day and night to stay with and visit Chris. Hank never once ever visited or called. The consensus of the group was that Hank had no love or concern for Chris and that he probably considered Chris as a clinging vine that he no longer wanted around.

    The second day that Chris was in the hospital, he told Jason that he needed several things from his apartment. Jason made a list and he and Tom went to the apartment to get the things Chris wanted. As they were leaving the apartment, the next-door neighbor stopped them and inquired about Chris. Tom and Jason told him that Chris was doing all right and, in time, would recover. The neighbor asked what had happen to Chris. Tom told him that they suspected that Hank had beaten him up again. The neighbor told Jason and Tom that he and other neighbors had overheard some of Hanks yelling at Chris and loud noises coming from their apartment. The neighbors had discussed calling the police to report a disturbance of the peace, but had not done so. Jason told the neighbor that Chris had told the doctor that he had fallen down the stairs. The neighbors reply was "bullshit".

    The day before Chris was to be released from the hospital, the Old Queens Gang visited Chris and firmly informed him that he was not going back to live in that apartment again.

    They told him that he now had six good friends and he could have his pick of with whom he was going to live for a while. Chris was very stubborn and informed them that he was going to go back to Hank.

    Chris was discharged from the hospital and the gang was there to take him to his apartment. When they arrived at the apartment, they found that Hank had moved out. Tom went next door and asked the neighbor if he knew anything about Hank moving out. The neighbor grinned and said, "Yesterday, Hank hurriedly packed his things in his car and left, being escorted out of town by the Chief of Police".

    The neighbor stated that none of his neighbors would ever admit to, or give anyone the full details about who was involved or what happened to Hank. He came home yesterday and as he unlocked the door to his apartment, he was jumped from behind. He was blindfolded before he had a chance to see any of those who grabbed him. Before Hank knew it, he was down in the boiler room and was stripped of all his clothes. Hank was somewhat a hairy man, but with the aid of some tweezers, he left here with no hair on his chest or stomach, no pubic hairs and his eyebrows and head were shaven. Those who attacked Hank told him that he had two hours to leave town. One of the attackers also told Hank that he used to live on a ranch, and was an expert in castrating bulls. The former rancher would like nothing more than the opportunity to use Hank to exhibit his expertise to the rest of the group, and if Hank did not leave town that he could expect the worse. They left the boiler room leaving Hank with his hands loosely tied behind his back (so that he could free himself in a few minutes), blindfolded and still nude. The neighbor told Tom that he was not going to ever reveal to anyone who was involved but that he enjoyed every "pluck". After Hanks encounter with his attackers, Hank called the police.

    After the earlier telephone conversation between Buster and the Chief of Police, the chief had called the hospital and requested to be personally informed if there were any suspected abuse cases admitted to the hospital in the next couple of months. He also had instructed his staff that he wanted to immediately be informed of any abuse situations. When Chriss doctor reported the suspected abuse to the police, the chief was notified. The chief called and talked to the doctor to obtain as many details as possible. The doctor told the chief the young mans name and his address. The doctor also told the chief about the six older men that were concerned about Chris. The chief asked if one of them was named Buster and the doctor said "yes".

    After the chief learned about Chris he assigned two of his detectives to investigate. The day after Chris was admitted to the hospital, the detectives arranged an interview at the hospital with the doctor and with Jason, Tom and Buster. After the interviews, the detectives decided to not question Chris. They did not believe that Chris would reveal any details or information to them, and did not want to add to his emotional and other problems.

    The Chief of Police learned about Hanks call to the police and about the threat made for him to leave town. The chief instructed the dispatcher to have the two detectives assigned to Chriss case to answer the call. The detectives were instructed to listen to and record Hanks statements. They were not to say anything more than necessary. They were to tell Hank that there was nothing the police could do and to then leave, but to remain in the area and observe Hank. The chief wanted to be notified, if and when Hank packed his car and prepared to leave. Almost immediately after the detectives left, Hank began to pack his things in his car.

    The chief wanted to personally do the honors of seeing Hank to the city limits. As Hank neared the city limits, the chief had the sergeant who was driving the police car to turn on his flashing red lights, turn on the siren, and pull Hank over to the side of the road. The chief asked the sergeant for his ticket book, and wrote "Do Not Come Back" on a ticket. The chief handed the ticket book back to the sergeant and told him to give the ticket to Hank.

    Tom reported to others in the gang and Chris what the neighbor said concerning Hanks sudden departure. After Chris learned what happened to Hank and that he had moved out and left town, Chris was devastated. However, it did not take long for Chris to agree to move in with Tom. The Old Queens Gang rallied around Chris and helped make his adjustments as smooth as possible. They persuaded Chris to go for counseling and finish his high school education.

    On several occasions Johns minister had contacted him and was kept informed of Chriss situation. Johns minister and ministers from other churches had taken up a collection to cover Chriss hospital and counseling expenses.

    Before retirement Bryan had owned a very successful company. Bryan had sold the company to a person that he knew and admired. A few weeks after Chris moved in with Tom, Bryan called the new owner of the company and asked for a favor. Bryan briefly described Chriss predicament and asked the new owner to find a job for Chris. He asked that Chris never be told about their conversation. Bryan told the new owner that Chris needed a salary that would be adequate to support his living, medical and education expenses. Bryan offered to pay the salary if the new owner, for any reason, could not financially justify hiring Chris. The new owner informed Bryan that his business had been growing and he did need an additional employee, and would hold the position open for Chris, and that the salary reimbursement would not be necessary. Chris submitted his application and was hired.

    The group bought a used car for Chriss nineteenth birthday so he would have his own transportation. Chris was very happy with his job and enjoyed working for the company. Chris had not work there long before he began to receive promotions and increases in salary.

    Chris lived with Tom for close to six months, and during that time Chris received counseling and group therapy. He studied diligently, and with encouragement and tutoring received from the gang, Chris earned his GED. Both his mental outlook on life and physical well-being improved immensely. A few days after moving in with Tom, Chris began to take on various tasks around the house. He did most of the cooking, cleaned, washed, waxed and maintained Toms car, made neglected repairs to the house and did whatever he could in an effort to repay Tom for letting him live there. Each member of the group supported Chriss progress as much as they could. Even though Chris enjoyed living with Tom, after six months, Chris decided that he was ready to become more independent and self-sufficient and needed to move out and be on his own.

    After Chris moved out of Toms home, Chris made it a point to go at least once a week and visit his Old Queens Gang friends at Bottoms Up. Chris often expressed his thanks and appreciation to his friends for all they had done for him. He told the gang that he was very happy with his job and that he planned to start to college part time working towards a degree.

    One time when Chris was attending one of the gangs parties, Chris met another young man and they immediately liked each other. His name was Charlie. Charlie was about the same age as Chris. He was a handsome young man who was polite, shy, intelligent, clean cut and neatly dressed and Charlie was working full time and going to college part-time. Chris introduced Charlie to the Old Queens Gang and Charlie made a great impression and met with their approval. After several months of dating, Charlie moved in with Chris. After Charlie and Chris began dating, they would go at least once a week to Bottoms Up and/or out to dinner to be with the gang. Chris and Charlie became known as honorary members of the Old Queens Gang.

    The Old Queens Gang had successfully helped Chris, but all their good deeds were not finished. There were others, on occasions, at the Bottoms Up bar that required their help, but these adventures are another story.


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