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That makes me see red.

I have been researching the 1920s for “I Knew Him” – and came across Bill Tilden. Not being sporty, I’d not heard of this tennis superstar before and my characters are currently discussing him. It’s rather amusing that (coincidentally) he had accusations of homosexuality levelled at him. But he was rather gorgeous, all the same.

What made me growl was this section regarding Anderson, someone who purports to be a friend:

Art Anderson of Burbank, who took lessons from Tilden since he was eleven years old and remained a life-long loyal friend, reported nothing of Tilden's sexual advances

GAH! This is the same kind of attitude which leads to those snide comments “don’t bend down in the shower” etc etc. I’m gobsmacked that whoever wrote this article would phrase that in this way. So many people still think that homosexuals will proposition EVERYONE, and not that they are just as discriminating as anyone else.

Grrr.

Anyway, here’s his picture. He’s rather lovely