january march prominent american archaeologist founded separate traditions welsh born working class family new_york_city initially planned roman catholic priest abandoning idea embracing homosexuality moving city gay scene introduced began relationship opened supply store initially initiated new england rose position acting high priest leaving found tradition tradition proved success soon spread moved initiated ordained group moved founded tradition gay bisexual men turning studied bachelor degree classical followed master degree subject diagnosed hiv aids died related infection following year converting briefly practicing pagan published biography entitled bull heaven biography childhood born january brooklyn new_york_city working class lower middle class parents father named youngest son polish parents raised brooklyn brothers sisters enlisting fought second world war aboard liberty ships mother granddaughter southern italian migrants grown brooklyn apartment began communicating future husband pen meeting returned home leave proceeded marry parents wishes april following culmination war settling hometown child born months later following outbreak korean war sent troops combat north_korea senior called active duty navy reserves permanently discharged october returning new_york_city moved wife child brooklyn middle class neighborhood queens began elementary education queens gained consistently good grades particularly enjoyed music reading drawing painting august mother gave birth brother frank remain fond despite seven year age gap family nominally catholic took early interest pre christian religions read books began performing rituals deities religions sparking lifelong interest interest pagan religion increased following father sudden death heart attack aged august mother time man named eddie eventually decided wanted roman catholic priest largely following footsteps uncle father michael receiving catholic confirmation early september year began studies memorial high school east catholic institution bullied homosexual eddie disliked school ultimately expelled overly critical religious instruction september enrolled bullied increasingly rebellious took smoking cigarettes marijuana undertook failed suicide attempts family life increasingly strained following birth half brother tommy september march dropped high school decided leave home embracing moved manhattan counter cultural community built contained array gay people adopting bohemian lifestyles money resorted working rent boy use marijuana briefly returned catholicism read copy book authored englishman founder interest pagan religion autumn tracked prominent gay rights activist practiced italian focused form craft known tradition felt inexperienced magic begin practicing befriended shared contacts young man took visit fellow new_yorker jewish heritage like gay romantic relationship soon developed attracted bears older man moved apartment june year couple decided open store named henry street new_york_city alongside venture founded company inc later publishing officially opening june room shop weekly lectures rented groups wanted assemble eager initiated tradition began contacting requesting initiation including run louisville kentucky founded refused long distance young man declined homosexuality approached new england asking initiation declined inform sexual orientation thompson took liking young man welcomed proceeded adopt craft developed strong friendship dismay soon rose second degree position adopting adapted craft high priest thompson thompson ultimately attracted young man repeatedly asked sex refused friendship broke expelled having left thompson tradition decided form form claimed actually dated transmitted figure protect referring new tradition heavily influenced welsh mythology contained texts like legends fascinated despite lack welsh heritage took basis structure tradition book shadows largely based obtained work thompson accompanied sections taken recently published book shadows officially founded october later year outer court founded teach interested persons initiated notably welcomed lgbt people non tradition time denied entry taking open attitude spiritual prevented investigator entering outer requested admission undertake research book report like pagan community wary intentions claims purported publications number teenagers interested begun hanging initiated gaining parental permission proceeding outer court eventually form children december prominent members including karen initially attended group meetings order students craft soon found time preoccupied primary leaving control high subsequently found welsh adults leaving position high work came meet known craft names phoenix recently taken control long_island new_york high priest high wife decided divorce early shop hit financial difficulty personally lent thousand dollars order help promptly paid business quickly recovered employed young man new_orleans named work shop close personal friend visit factory known increasing relationship led despite differing class backgrounds largely middle class welsh brooklyn heights largely working class counter cultural got february requested initiation refused cautious uses friends initiated till degree welsh tradition return receiving degree initiation tradition time facing problems tradition couple running welsh outer decided abandon tradition receive initiation ultimately decided increasingly historical claims roots took including annoyance leading breakdown friendship tradition continued grow spread january tradition joined pan pagan umbrella organisation founded previous year work common defence movement primary inner grew size divide high decided lead eddie remained joined new ritual consort named august outer court welsh tradition new_york_city philadelphia virginia rejected request initiation met high instead agreed initiate initiated high located louisville kentucky june turn claimed initiation weekend returning kentucky initiated degrees tradition operate high priests decided founding older german woman named high operated area refused accept credentials asserting actually initiated degree result claims community widely refused accept legitimate decided offer initiation result carried uneasy situation decided position high priest replacing despite internal witch wars involved continued information media giving talks group known founded helping organize exhibit held activity continued december published issue pagan newsletter called run years subsequently publish short book authored entitled fact book befriended prominent english credited introducing tradition united_states time ceased operate tradition process developing tradition inspired medieval religion approved despite opposition interest maintained december founded second invited working book keeper mantle high meeting jane apartment brooklyn shared husband continued maintain legitimacy tradition despite original initiation making alterations established book shadows increasing democracy recognized changes meant orthodox decided adhered specific tradition instead referring simply trouble hit recovering heroin proceeded steal disappeared embarrassed jane stood high leadership group falling married couple moved home involving lengthy members ceased active involvement group dissolved june got contact founder group created fascinated religion wanted revive joined order ordained priest july adopting ritual devoted worship goddess isis organizing temple based new_york beginning publication newsletter titled relationship moss secretary strained moss homosexual disagreed nature taken dislike soon ordained particular believing didn spend time responding problems arisen relationship living working premises begun argue regularly taking sexual activity men particularly gay found new_york summer broken briefly remained soon collected belongings moved mother step father converted basement bedroom longer working found broke isolated city community ultimately active work september eventually obtained time job broadway times square home subway night met native new_orleans moved city soon entered relationship moving small rented flat queens shared men january lost job economic recession able secure job office boy trading corporation based wall street continuing disagreements senior members led resign august led subsequently folded returning interest befriended high named initiated craft years increasingly interested newly developed tradition founded home station long_island initiated associated group attended rites eventually group tired practices instead transformed high priest claiming mysterious witch known involved hampshire england communicating providing legitimate lineage began making changes structure biographer researcher expressed doubt real figure operating england instead suggesting invention practice welcomed number friends including later stated desire personally initiate degree disagreed citing traditional prohibition initiating member sex thought attitude subsequently abandoned moved crowded apartment new flat despite sex marriage legally recognised time undertook private wedding ceremony marry non gay bath houses sexual activity patrons resulting sexually transmitted increasingly dissatisfied forms contemporary felt treated homosexual bisexual individuals inferior counterparts groups allow gay men women join required work ritual framework explicitly argued inconsistent fact number pre christian societies europe middle_east containing exclusively homosexual particularly interested found civilization began read books subject later place texts required reading list new including academic works history like palace history greek religion mysteries books mythology white goddess fictional novels like bull sea mighty fallen works explicitly founded mystery cult celebrates life male love tradition took rituals basis adapted new written placed ritual text known book mysteries adopted annual festivals associated ancient mediterranean religious festivals insisting contain men embrace gender set snake goddess tradition primary deity accompanying tradition founded son bull god nature like traditions officially inaugurated january naming group initially began shared flat joined friend setting lineage recording system account new brought brotherhood man welcomed soon followed long moved new_orleans founded second known began attending square gym met following year stage director time entered sexual relationship accepted rules open relationship announced fallen love marked end relationship decided new_orleans february proceeded apartment west 13th street share boyfriend religious beliefs instead far left felt life encouraged aim academic education proceeded attain graduate diploma begun deteriorate rarely meeting early bring late play significant role tradition eclipsed size movement year decided stop flat moved room new shop entering went package holiday greece inspiring interests region ancient cultures deciding explore topic enrolled study undergraduate degree classics ancient history located manhattan beginning september university friends classical archaeologist death completed course devoted studies greatly enjoyed sufficiently successful placed thomas hunter honors program june returned greece order archaeological excavations run athens returning new_york_city began devoted field considering potential career profession winter break returned mediterranean touring greece italy subsequently laid job gained work increased interest academic came expense involvement spring stepped leadership handing control studies came end decided continue education level successfully obtained scholarship andrew foundation university decided pennsylvania socially liberal gay friendly institution originally founded principles enrolled began work attaining master degree study away new_york_city settling apartments montgomery avenue cats renting flat larger lived new_york worked hard remained popular student staff pupils devoted role marine objects cult possible met going holiday egypt israel winter august obtained job atlanta georgia couple decided cease renting new_york apartment deciding found practitioners interested persons received response young man named initiated spring decided stop training prematurely began increasingly concerned hiv aids epidemic sweeping tradition country wider gay community winter traveled colombia visited following march took ill friends suspected exhibiting symptoms aids refused tested summer went vacation submitted september november taken seriously ill pneumonia requiring doctors diagnosed aids virus having acquired hiv point 1970s returning flat mother step father came visit help care spent christmas year crete studies came end awarded degree ceremony holiday mexico final months wanted study doctorate proceed career dying ill parasite able invade body extremely weakened status suffered partial right brain leaving withdrawn required release decided atlanta january stage unable attend basic tasks including eating dressing required constant care based joseph hospital began talk roman catholic priest based hospital eventually deciding return faith birth undertaking confession reconciliation february march condition deteriorated admitted hospital falling coma dying morning thursday march personal life hot tempered lloyd describing street smart intelligent flamboyant charismatic driven governed emotions fiery vicious temper angered easy accomplish legacy following death asserted initiated traditions refer honor come declared pagan group based hollywood california known temple published biography press entitled bull heaven life eddie contained foreword book launch party held restaurant west 19th street manhattan existed site store event reported journalist new_york_times noted man dressed working door attendees inside included number gave speeches memorial service held ritual thought resembled film bull heaven positively reviewed pagan studies scholar academic journal asserted book written important documenting life important figures scene like praised lloyd research thorough far reaching critical poor quality images noting book scope invite comparison hidden children drawing moon labelled read interested history american gay liberation finest independent pagan studies scholarship produced united_states date characterised book rate
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